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Magnetite from
Cata Preta mine, Santa Rita Durão, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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 Cata Preta mine, Santa Rita Durão, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:783115
Long-form Identifier:1:3:783115:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘSamarco mine (Morro do Fraga mine), Bento Rodrigues, Santa Rita Durão, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘPitangui mine, Catas Altas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘConta História mine, Antônio Pereira, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘPilar mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘPassagem mine, Passagem de Mariana, Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘSão Bento mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.5km (16.4 miles) ⓘTripuí, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘGongo Soco mine, Barão de Cocais, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘCapão do Lana mine, Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘMorro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Henwood, W. J. (1871) Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On the Gold Mines of Minas Geraes, in Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 8 (1) 168-370
 
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