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Limonite from
Big Boy Mine (Big Boy group; Big Boy Cinnabar group), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, 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 Big Boy Mine (Big Boy group; Big Boy Cinnabar group), Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323187:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘEsterly Mine (Llano de Oro Mine; Cameron Placer Mine; Logan Placer Mine; Simmons Placer Mine), O'Brien, Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘEmlly Mine, Upper Chetco, Curry County, Oregon, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘCowboy Mine (East Cowboy), Takilma Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘEagle Creek Group, Illinois River Mining District, Curry County, Oregon, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘJosephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘLittle Silver Occurrence (Lone Eagle; Ernest Dunbar), Illinois - Chetco Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
57.4km (35.6 miles) ⓘSteamboat Cinnabar Occurrence (Curl), Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
59.6km (37.1 miles) ⓘMurphy Prospect (Noe; Rattlesnake Group; B & W Mining Company; Laurel or Rainbow), Upper Applegate Mining District, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘStarr (McKinley), Curry County, Oregon, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘBlue Ledge Mine (Blue Ledge Extension Mine), Windy Peak, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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