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Limonite from
Wakefield group (King Mine; Mascott Mine; Golden Calf Mine), Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA


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 Wakefield group (King Mine; Mascott Mine; Golden Calf Mine), Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:196764
Long-form Identifier:1:3:196764:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.1km (0.7 miles) North Belle Isle mine (Commando mine; Reno claims), Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) Grand Prize mine, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Snowstorm prospect (Snow claims; Zek claims), Snowstorm Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) Surprise fraction, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Redbird mine (Silverado mine; Redrock claims), Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Berry Creek group, Tuscarora Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) Silver V claims (Fisher prospects), Rock Creek Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) Big Knob Mine, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Big Bird claims (Ace; Joan Laura), Merrimac Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) Double O claims, Independence Mountains Mining District, Elko County, Nevada, USA
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