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Limonite from
Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, 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 Max Delta Mine, Gila Crossing District, South Mountain (South Mountains; South Mountain Park), Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:242392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:242392:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘRico group of claims (Rico Mercury), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘGolden Eagle Mine, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘSacaton Mine, Casa Grande, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
58.4km (36.3 miles) ⓘYoung Mine (Mammoth Mine; Mammoth group), Goldfield, Goldfield Mining District, Goldfield Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
62.7km (39.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Au-Cu prospect (1), Black Mountain area, Table Top Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
65.2km (40.5 miles) ⓘPikes Peak prospect (Pikes Peak claims; Bessemer Mine; Iron Age Mine; Pig Iron Mine), Pikes Peak Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘSilver Cross Mine (Heck claims; Bluerock patented claim; Cave Creek Mine; Cave Creek Gold Mine), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
70.6km (43.9 miles) ⓘPoston Butte deposit (Continental Oil Co. property; Aztec Exploration and Development Co. property; Florence Conoco; Florence Copper Co. property), Florence, Florence Mining District (Blackwater Mining District; Black Rock Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘBig Boulder & Iron Ridge prospect (Iron Ridge deposit; Big Boulder deposit), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘSilver Reef Mine (Reef Mine; Cholla Mine; Silver Nugget Mine), White Horse Pass area, Silver Reef Mountains area, Chuichu area, Tat Momoli Mountains, Silver Reef Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 166.
 
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