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Limonite from
Fury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA


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 Fury pit, Grantsville, Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1968249
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1968249:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘKey Flower Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘGolden King III Claim, Cloverdale Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘWarcloud Mine, Jackson Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘUV Industries property, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘDallimore-Douglas Mine (Dallimore-Douglas claims), Twin River Mining District, Toiyabe Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘPactolus mining area (Pactolis; NBMG sample sites 3151-3152.), Pactolus Hills, Athens Mining District, Cedar Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘDowneyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
31.3km (19.5 miles) ⓘIllinois Mine (Marble Camp; United Lodi Mine; Sand Mound shaft; Silver Link shaft), Marble camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘPelican claim, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Thomas, Christian A (2022) Geology and Fluid Inclusion Properties of the Buffalo Canyon Intrusion-Related and Grantsville Epithermal/Mesothermal Systems, Nye County, Nevada. University of Nevada, Reno.
 
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