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Limonite from
Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal 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 Blue Bird Mine (Bluebird Mine; Zilla Mine; Twin-S Mine; Cumberland Mine; Thornewood Mine; Blue Bird Silver Mining Co. property), Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill Mining District (Copper Creek Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:264078
Long-form Identifier:1:3:264078:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGrand Reef Mine, Laurel Canyon, Grand Reef Mountain, Klondyke, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMohawk Mine, Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘSan Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) ⓘKalamazoo orebody, San Manuel Mine, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPowers Mine (Burro Unpatented claims), Kilberg Canyon, Rattlesnake Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPanama Mine (Panama claim; Patented claim MS 4012), Aravaipa, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘPrincess Pat Mine (John Gleeson & J.H. O'Neill; J.T. Martin; Eades Porter & Coenen; White Horse; Unpatented claims - Tee), Deer Creek Canyon, Aravaipa Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘCopper Reef Mine (Copper Reef Consolidated; Rawhide Mountain prospects; Coronado claims; Coronado group; North Star Mine; North Star shaft), Copper Reef Mountain, Stanley Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘSaddle Mountain Mine group (Lola claims; Gila Copper Sulphide Co. property; Dye vein), Lee Mountain area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘRieder and Bailey group (Rieder and Bailey prospects), Winkelman area, Saddle Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Kuhn, T.H. (1951), Bunker Hill District, in AZ zinc and lead deposits, AZ Bur. of Mines Bull. 158: 65
 
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