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Limonite from
Windlass mine, Alpine Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Windlass mine, Alpine Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1246528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1246528:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSenator Williams Mine, Alpine Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWilliams mine, Alpine Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘNevada Wonder Mine, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘGold King lode, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3925, Treasure Hill Claim #1075 (NBMG Sample Site 3891), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘGolconda-Gold Wedge Group (NBMG Sample Sites 3909; 3912; Golconda Extension; Golden Wedge Fraction and My All Fraction), Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSpider and Wasp claim, Wonder Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Chalk Mountain, Chalk Mountain Mining District, Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3942, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 3940, Mountain Wells Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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