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Magnetite from
Bessemer Mine (Iron Mountain Mine; Bessemer and Western Mine), Bessemer Mines, Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Comments:Dominant ore mineral in extensive deposits.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessemer Mine (Iron Mountain Mine; Bessemer and Western Mine), Bessemer Mines, Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:674837
Long-form Identifier:1:3:674837:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘEbony Iron deposit (Lava Bed deposit; Ebony), Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe occurrence [17] (Iron occurrence; Unnamed prospect), Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘNew Bessemer Mine (Alarm Mine), Bessemer Mines, Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘMorris Lode Mine (Ancho Mine; Hondo Mine; Expansion Mine; Van Buren group; Rincon; Morris Lode deposit), Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe-Th-W-Ag-Au deposit [1], Rodman Mountains, Belleville Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Iron prospect (Newberry Mountains Mine; Newberry Mtns Mine; Ord Mountain Mine; Unnamed deposit), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘRock Corral, Landers, San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘRed Boulder No. 1 prospect (Unnamed REE-U-Th occurrence [1]), One Hole Spring, Bighorn Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed U occurrence, Hector, San Bernardino County, California, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘCalifornia Blue Mine, Yucca Valley, San Bernardino County, California, USA
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