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Limonite from
Northwest Willys Group, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Northwest Willys Group, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1558251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1558251:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘSection 14 Prospect (MRDS10050836), Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘStar prospect, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.3 miles) ⓘBig Indian Mine, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘSection 6 Prospect (MRDS10050837), Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘWheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘWilson and Wheeler Mine Area, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘSection 13 and 18 prospects (MRDS10037662), Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘPenrose prospect, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘGypsy claim (Silver Star Tungsten-Copper), Hawthorne Mining District (Pamlico Mining District), Mineral County, Nevada, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed mine (MRDS10098824), Yerington Mining District, Singatse Range, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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