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Magnetite from
Moon Lake Asbestos Deposit, Spanish Peaks Primitive Area, Gallatin County, Montana, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Moon Lake Asbestos Deposit, Spanish Peaks Primitive Area, Gallatin County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:499602
Long-form Identifier:1:3:499602:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘJohnny Gulch Iron (Ruby Creek), Madison County, Montana, USA
58.8km (36.6 miles) ⓘBlack Butte Iron Occurrence (Standard Creek), Black Butte area, Madison County, Montana, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘCopper Mountain Mine (Ramshorn Mine; Dictator and Belle Union), Sheridan Mining District (Mill Creek Mining District; Wisconsin Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘSappington deposit, Madison County, Montana, USA
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘCrevasse Mountain Mine (Jardine; Mineral Hill Mine; TVX Mineral Hill 0300670001; Jardine Mine; Jardine Jv), Crevasse Mining District (Crevice Mining District; Jardine Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘKelly Iron, Madison County, Montana, USA
74.4km (46.2 miles) ⓘDullea Prospect, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
77.5km (48.2 miles) ⓘMoffet-Johnston Mine, Tidal Wave Mining District, Madison County, Montana, USA
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Prospect (War Eagle Prospect), Cowles Mining District (Haystack Mining District; Boulder Mining District; Independence Mining District), Park County, Montana, USA
82.8km (51.5 miles) ⓘIron King Claim (Lepp; Sunbeam; Jackman-Ogle Prospect), Norwegian Mining District (Whitehall Mining District), Madison County, Montana, USA
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