Iron Magnet Mine, Iron Duke Complex, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iron Magnet Mine | Mine |
| Iron Duke Complex | Complex |
| Middleback Range | Mountain Range |
| Eyre peninsula | Peninsula |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 16' 22'' South , 137° 6' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
195769
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195769:6
GUID (UUID V4):
5736458a-b941-455a-9a76-c029d39e4053
An interesting mine, in that the deposit is actually under the Iron Duke and Iron Duchess Mines.
The deposit was first noticed during the 1930’s, but was not mined.
Mining of the deposit began in 2007, from the deepest part of the Iron Duke pit.
It is a predominantly magnetite-rich lode.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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