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Magnetite from
Lower Butler prospect, Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Lower Butler prospect, Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:967456
Long-form Identifier:1:3:967456:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘUpper Butler prospect, Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘHogan-Mallery Tin Mine (Hogan-Mallery Meek Mine; Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Tin Mine; Meeke-Hogan Mine), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCrowbar Gulch prospect (Crowbar claim), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGray Eagle prospect (Gray Eagle Discovery prospect; Gray Eagle claim), Tejon Tin project (Gorman Tin project), Lebec, Gorman District, Tehachapi Mountains, Kern County, California, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘSan Emigdio Iron prospect (San Emigdio claim; Kim B; Two To One), Antimony Peak, Kern County, California, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) ⓘSoledad Canyon, Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County, California, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘPlacerita Canyon, Placerita Canyon State Park, Los Angeles County, California, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘLang 2 deposit, Soledad Canyon, Acton, Acton District, Los Angeles County, California, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘIron Blossom group (Iron Blossom deposit; Lang Mine; Titan deposit), Soledad Sulphur Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘRuss Siding Mine (Russ Siding deposit; Lang 1 Mine), Soledad Canyon, Russ, Los Angeles County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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