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Magnetite from
Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Godlevskite1
Serpentine Subgroup1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Keith Open Pit, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45237
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45237:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCliffs Nickel Mine (Cliffs-Charterhall; Mount Keith-Cliffs Charterhall), Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘSix Mile Well Pit, Yakabindie Station, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘWest Jordan deposit, Lake Way Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘKingston Ni prospect, Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘHarrier deposit, Honeymoon Well complex, Lake Way Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘHannibals prospect, Honeymoon Well complex, Lake Way Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘHoneymoon Well complex, Lake Way Station, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBronzewing Mine (Bronzewing-Mount McClure Mine), Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘMount Joel gold prospects, Bronzewing Goldfield (Mount McClure), Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘSir Samuel Ni deposits, Leinster, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
[AmMin 87:182]
Virnes, Anne B., Fiorentini, Marco L., Barnes, Stephen J., Caruso, Stefano, Martin, Laure A.J., Aleshin, Matvei, Schoneveld, Louise E., Roberts, Malcolm P., Masurel, Quentin, Thebaud, Nicolas (2023) Decoupling of Sulfur Isotope Signatures from Platinum Group Elements in Komatiite-Hosted Ore Systems: Evidence from the Mount Keith MKD5 Ni-(Co-Cu) Deposit, Western Australia. Economic Geology, 118 (8) 1813-1834 doi:10.5382/econgeo.5030
 
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