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Limonite from
Old Fort copper-molybdenum occurrence, Old Fort Mountain, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada


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 Old Fort copper-molybdenum occurrence, Old Fort Mountain, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1605765
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1605765:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘBell Mine (Newman Mine), Granisle, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘFrench Peak silver-rich polymetallic occurrence, Fort Babine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘTsitsutl Mountain rhodonite occurrence, Tsitsutl Mountain, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘBig Onion copper-molybdenum deposit, Smithers, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
79.9km (49.6 miles) ⓘStardust deposit, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘRed Rose Mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘRed Rose Mine, New Hazelton, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
83.8km (52.0 miles) ⓘRocher Deboule Mine, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘSilver Standard Mine, New Hazelton, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘLouise Lake copper-molybdenum-gold-arsenic deposit, Smithers, Omineca Mining Division, British Columbia, Canada
References
Peatfield, Giles (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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