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Limonite from
Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry), Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany


Locality type:Open-Cast 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 Höwenegg Quarry (Hewenegg Quarry), Immendingen, Tuttlingen, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:174098
Long-form Identifier:1:3:174098:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘPorphyry quarry, Detzeln, Waldshut-Tiengen, Waldshut, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘHilfe Gottes Mine, Stammelbach valley, Schiltach, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘLägern (Otelfingen; Boppelsen), Dielsdorf, Zürich, Switzerland
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘJohannis Segen Mine, Bühlerstein, Gutach (Schwarzwaldbahn), Hausach, Ortenaukreis, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘAlte Gabe Gottes Mine, Reinerzau mining district, Alpirsbach, Freudenstadt, Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘSimson Mine, Böckelsbach valley, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘSchmiedestollen dump, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘFahl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘLisbühl, Todtnau, Lörrach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘGüte Gottes Mine, Zundelgraben, Wittichen, Schenkenzell, Rottweil, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
References
Weiß, Stefan (1990) Mineralfundstellen Atlas Deutschland West. Christian Weise Verlag, Munich, Germany. 320pp.
 
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