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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Limonite from
Banner Mine (Dog Mine; Wild Bill group; Old Glory Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono 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 Banner Mine (Dog Mine; Wild Bill group; Old Glory Mine), Banner Ridge, Chidago Mining District, Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329389
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329389:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
13.9km (8.7 miles) ⓘDiana Mine, Diana-Kerrick group, Diana Peak, Blind Spring Hill, Benton, Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District), Benton Range, Mono County, California, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
27.6km (17.1 miles) ⓘScheelore Mine (Scheelore Tungsten deposit; Van Loon Scheelore 8 claims), Mount Baldwin, Mono County, California, USA
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘQueen Mine (Indian Queen Mine; Indian Queen-Poorman Mine; Poorman Tunnel), Buena Vista Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘSouthern Belle Mine (Inyo Gold; Southern Bell; Casey Mine; Mountain Chief; Gold Wedge; Duarte Mine), White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘRed Rock mine, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘMontana Claim, Fish Lake Valley Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘGolden Siren Mine (Golden Siren Gladys), Campito Mountain, White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘBlizzard Extension Mine, Blanco Mountain (Mount Blanco), White Mountains, Mono County, California, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘPoleta Mine (Polita), Dan Peak, White Mountains, Inyo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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