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Limonite from
Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Project
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz10
Hematite8
- var Specularite2
Malachite4
Jarosite3
Goethite2
Iridescent coating2
Chalcopyrite2
Native Copper1
Grossular1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1514430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1514430:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Limonite in this Region
Copper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Mammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Peabody Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.1km (1.9 miles) Texas Arizona Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Johnson Mine (Johnson Camp Mine), Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Centurion Mine, Centurion, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Copper Chief Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Unnamed W-Cu prospect, Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) Stroud Brothers Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Peabody Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Mammoth Mine, Johnson Camp, Gunnison Copper Project, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.4km (2.8 miles) Unnamed W prospects [4], Dragoon, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) Unnamed Pb-Ag-Cu Mine, Gunnison Hills, Cochise Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
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