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Limonite from
Greasy Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Greasy Mine, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1653514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1653514:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPilot Knob Mine, Pilot Knob, Iron County, Missouri, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘEinstein Mine, Silver Mine, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘCatherine Mine, Fredericktown, Fredericktown Mining District, Madison County, Missouri, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘMine Lamotte Bank No. 1, St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘMathews Mountain Mine, Madison County, Missouri, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘFoster Mine, Madison County, Missouri, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘValle Bank, Madison County, Missouri, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘForsyth Bank, Madison County, Missouri, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘDry Bone Shaft, Washington County, Missouri, USA
33.2km (20.7 miles) ⓘJumbo Shaft, Washington County, Missouri, USA
References
Biennial Report of the State Geologist Transmitted to the General Assembly. (1911). United States: Bureau of Geology and Mines, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, H. A . Buehler, Director and State Geologist.
 
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