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Magnetite from
Osborne Mine (Osborne Cu-Au deposit), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, 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 Osborne Mine (Osborne Cu-Au deposit), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:550481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:550481:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘLightning Creek prospect, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘPegmont Pb-Zn deposit (Pegmont Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘStarra mines, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘStarra 222, Starra mines, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘCannington Mine, McKinlay, McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘSelwyn Mine (Mount Selwyn Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘMerlin Mo-Re zone (Merlin deposit), Mount Dore Mine, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘMobs lease prospect, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘMount Elliott Mine (Mount Elliott Copper Mine), Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘMaramungee deposit, Selwyn District, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
References
Pollard, Peter J. (2001) Sodic(-calcic) alteration in Fe-oxide-Cu-Au districts: an origin via unmixing of magmatic H2O-CO2-NaCl Âą CaCl2-KCl fluids. Mineralium Deposita, 36 (1). 93-100 doi:10.1007/s001260050289
Eilu, Pasi (2003) Exploration for orogenic gold deposits. Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining. Rovaniemi.
Marshall, Lucas J., Oliver, Nicholas H. S., Davidson, Garry J. (2006) Carbon and oxygen isotope constraints on fluid sources and fluid–wallrock interaction in regional alteration and iron-oxide–copper–gold mineralisation, eastern Mt Isa Block, Australia. Mineralium Deposita, 41 (5) 429-452 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0069-3
 
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