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Magnetite from
Bluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bluebird Gold Mine, Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:947436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:947436:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘKarangahaki Gold Mine (Phantom Mine), Yaloginda Goldfield (Bluebird; Eight Mile; Yallowgindat), Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘIngliston Extended Gold Mine (Ingliston; Ingliston Extended North; New Ingliston; Ingliston Extended East; Manchuria; Ingliston Extended South), Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘGabanintha vanadium prospects, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘNowathanna vanadium prospects, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘTasman prospect, Quinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘQuinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
46.0km (28.6 miles) ⓘHerbert prospect, Quinns gold area, Gabanintha, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘAustin prospect, Quinns gold area, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘRobert prospect, Quinns gold area, Cue Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mock, C. (1987), Gold Deposits of Western Australia, BMR, Datafile (MINDEP) Resource Deposit 3, Dept of Primary Industries and Energy/Bur of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987.
 
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