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Limonite from
Napoleon Mine, Stevens County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Napoleon Mine, Stevens County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:150254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:150254:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘYoung America Mine, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘNew Leadville Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBig Chief Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘChloride Queen Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘTenderfoot Mine, Clugston Creek Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘBeecher Mine, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘBig Iron Mine, Orient Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘMastodon chrome-nickel deposit, Castle Mountain, Cascade, Greenwood Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘOld Dominion Mine, Colville Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine, Deep Creek Area, Northport Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USA
References
Derkey, Robert E., Joseph, Nancy L., Lasmanis, Raymond (1990, November) Metal Mines of Washington - Preliminary Report. Open File Report 90-18. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
 
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