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Limonite from
Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Limonite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
06392440017367241496508.jpg
Limonite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Limonite, etc.

Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Wulfenite9
Calcite5
Vanadinite3
- var Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite1
Hematite1
Descloizite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Erupción Mine, Los Lamentos Mountains, Ahumada Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1500142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1500142:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
65.4km (40.6 miles) ⓘQuitman Gap veins (QG-1 and 2), Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘCowan Ranch Wind Canyon Mine, Eagle Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘCowan Ranch fluorite locality, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘZimpleman Pass prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.1km (46.1 miles) ⓘLove Pasture prospects, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘPurple Sage Mine (Lone Star Mine; Dukes Mine), Indio Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘStokes prospect, Quitman Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
81.0km (50.3 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Mine, Indio Mountains, Hudspeth County, Texas, USA
92.7km (57.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect (MA-CU-J15-7), Van Horn Mountains, Culberson County, Texas, USA
References
Luetcke, Rolf (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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