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Magnetite from
Snowmass Creek Mine, Snowmass Creek Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA


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 Snowmass Creek Mine, Snowmass Creek Area, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:379590
Long-form Identifier:1:3:379590:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘHayden Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘColumbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘIron Occurrence (MRDS - 10017240), Rock Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘConundrum Creek, White Rock Granodiorite, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘTaylor Peak, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘPitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘStar Claim Group, Taylor Peak, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘMt. Tilton Occurrence, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘItalian Mountain, Taylor Park, Dorchester Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘIndependence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
References
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1073
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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