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Limonite from
Longshot mine (Cottonwood Creek), Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, 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 Longshot mine (Cottonwood Creek), Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196663:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBad Apple claims, Swales Mountain Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
12.6km (7.9 miles) ⓘTusc pit (Tusc ore body), Gold Quarry Mine, Maggie Creek Mining Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine, Schroeder Mountain, Maggie Creek Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘBig Six mine, Lynn Mining District, Eureka County, Nevada, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘCoyote Mine (Patsy Ann claims), Beaver Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘLone Mountain mine, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘBaltimore mine, Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘLone Wolf Mine (Fern #4 Mine; Hunter Mine; Malachite Mine; Merrimac Mine; Silver Tip Mine; Lone Mountain Mine; Reincarnation Mine), Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘBig Bird claims (Ace; Joan Laura), Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘEmigrant Springs mine, Carlin Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
References
LaPointe, Daphne D., Tingley, Joseph V., Jones, Richard B. (199) Mineral resources of Elko County, Nevada. Bulletin 106. Nevada Bureau of Mines
 
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