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Limonite from
Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, 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 Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:239788
Long-form Identifier:1:3:239788:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Limonite in this Region
B. Maher claim No. 1 (Sheep Channel; Channel No. 44), Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
B. Maher claim No. 2 (Cold Channel; Channel No. 45), Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘB. Maher claim No. 2 (Cold Channel; Channel No. 45), Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘB. Maher claim No. 1 (Sheep Channel; Channel No. 44), Koley Black group (Cold Mesa; Channel No. 37), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘChannel No. 53 (Paleochannel No. 53), Agathla Peak (El Capitan), Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘRoute No. 1 channel (Dike channel; Channel No. 48), Boot Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘChannel No. 62, Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘHunts Mesa No. 2 channel (Hunts Mesa No. 2 paleochannel; Channel No. 56), Hunts Mesa deposit (Koley No. 2; Sam Charlie No.1; Hunt's Mesa), Hunts Mesa, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘMitchell Mesa No. 3 channel (Channel No. 52), Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘMitchell Mesa No. 2 channel (Channel No. 50), Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘH. Binoli claim (Mitchell Mesa No. 1; Channel No. 51), Mitchell Mesa prospects, Mitchell Mesa, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘMonument No. 1 Mine, Monument No. 1 channel (Channel No. 36), Mystery Valley, Mineral Mining District, Navajo County, Arizona, USA
References
Witkind, Irving J. & Thaden (1963), Geology and uranium-vanadium deposits of the Monument Valley area, Apache & Navajo Cos., AZ, USGS Bull. 1103: 144.
 
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