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Limonite from
Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Stains on the outcrops.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samsel Mine (Samsel group of claims; Samsel deposit; Utah Copper Gold claims; Pinal Tungsten Mines claims), Mays Gap area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:260544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:260544:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘMadera prospect (Madera claims), Madera Peak area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘLucky Boy Mine (Pinal properties; Phelps Dodge Corp. lease), Pasadera Mountain area, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘKing group of claims (King No. 1-2-3 claims), Little Acres area, Pinal Mountains Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSilver Creek Mine (Hanna property; Old McGraw property; Manifest Mining Co. claims), El Capitan Mountain, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘEl Capitan Mine (Gold Dust claim), El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘRay Silver Lead Mine (Ray Silver Mine; Richard Arlyn claims; Richard Arlen; Hay-Souffrein claims; Haley-Souffren; Crown Point claim), Scott Mountain, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘSky deposit (Sky prospects; Fran; Zora; Peanuts), El Capitan, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSwede Mine (Swede Mine and Clark prospect; Old Swede Mine; Cole Tungsten prospect; Cole Tungsten group), Powers Gulch area, Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘGabitzsch-Owens Mine (Gabitzsch-Owens Tungsten group), Top of the World, Summit Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘVan Dyke Mine (Van Dyke shaft; Van Dyke deposit; Van Dyke claim; Oxymin's Van Dyke deposit), Miami, Miami-Inspiration Mining District, Globe-Miami Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
Peterson, N.P. (1963), Geology of the Pinal Ranch quadrangle, USGS Bull. 1141-H: H17..
 
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