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Limonite from
Preachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas 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 Preachers Mine, Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1273496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1273496:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘPine Nut Molybdenum Prospect (Pine Nut deposit; Gardnerville Mine Area; Alpine Claim; Cosmos Claim; Extension Claim; Owl Claim; Ramona Claim; Scheelite Claim; Tungstate Claim), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSuprise Mine (NBMG Sample Site #3482 & #3483), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘSection 1/2 Prospect (NBMG Sample Site #3484), Gardnerville Mining District, Pine Nut Mountains, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Adit, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘAdvance Mine (Zaca Mine; Zaca group; North Advance Mine; Collosus Mine; Colorado No. 2 Mine; Tarshish Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBuckskin Mine, Buckskin Mining District (Smith Valley Mining District), Buckskin Range, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, McTarnahan Hill, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘHill 5644, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘLudwig Gypsum Mine, Ludwig, Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘSally claim group, Delaware Mining District, Carson City, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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