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Magnetite from
Wento shaft, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada


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 Wento shaft, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:803308
Long-form Identifier:1:3:803308:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘOre Fault deposit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBird River Mines (Ore Fault group of claims; Ore Fault deposit), Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMaskwa Open Pit, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘDumbarton Mine, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘChrome property, Bird River Sill, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
8.9km (5.6 miles) ⓘShatford Lake pegmatites, Shatford Lake, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘBird Lake, Bird River area, Manitoba, Canada
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘPine claim, Pointe du Bois, Manitoba, Canada
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘHuron Claim pegmatite, Cat Lake - Winnipeg River pegmatite field, Lac-du-Bonnet area, Manitoba, Canada
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘWerner Lake Mine, Werner Lake Area, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada
References
Phillips, K.A. (1979) Minerals of Manitoba Volume II: Metallic minerals. MRD Educational Series ES78-2. Manitoba Mineral Resources Division
 
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