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Limonite from
Monarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Fills cavities in massive quartz.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monarch Mine (Mocking Bird Mine; Monarch Verde Mine; Statehood group), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244158
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244158:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Wheatley property), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGolden Idol Mine (Hillside Mine; Verde Inspiration Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘGold Bullion Mine (Copper Bullion Mine), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘSunnybrook Mine (Gold Shad Mine; Claims MS 4498), Cherry, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘBurnt Canyon prospect, Burnt Canyon, Black Hills Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘGolden Crown Mine, Hackberry Wash area, Cherry Creek Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘJerome Verde Mine (Jerome Verde group; Main Top claim; Columbia claim; Main Top ore body), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy group of claims), Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘUnited Verde Mine, Jerome, Verde Mining District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘIron King Mine (Lime Rock Patented claim 1714; Copper Platter Patented claim 1714; Patented claims 1714), Humboldt, Big Bug Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
References
Lindgren, W. (1926), USGS Bull. 782: 105.
 
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