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Limonite from
Bisoni prospect (McCulloughs Butte prospect), Fish Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, 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 Bisoni prospect (McCulloughs Butte prospect), Fish Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1543716
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1543716:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘDiamond mine, Diamond Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘDiamond mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘSouth Eureka Property, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘWindfall mine, Prospect Ridge, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘSilver Lick, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBullwacker mine, Adams Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘRichmond-Eureka mine (Ruby Hill mine), Ruby Hill, Eureka Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘHunter Ranch Ilmenite Claims, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘHigh Point Mine, Pinto Mining District, White Pine County, Nevada, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘGibellini mine (Niganz mine; Black Iron mine), Gibellini Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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