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Limonite from
Morris Lode Mine (Ancho Mine; Hondo Mine; Expansion Mine; Van Buren group; Rincon; Morris Lode deposit), Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hematite
Magnetite
Pyrite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morris Lode Mine (Ancho Mine; Hondo Mine; Expansion Mine; Van Buren group; Rincon; Morris Lode deposit), Argos Mountain, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332223
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332223:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBessemer Iron Mine No. 1, Bessemer Mines, Iron Ridge, Lava Beds District (Newberry District), Lava Bed Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘWhite Dollar Mine (May Day Mine; Mayday Tungsten Mine), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘOrd Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘEngland claim, Ord Mountain Mine (Ord Mountain Mine System; Ord Mine; Ord Mountain deposits; Osborn; Rio Vista claim; Brilliant claim; Josephine claim; Belgium claim; Copper Junction claim), Ord Mountain, Ord Mountains, Ord Mining District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘCactus Flat Mine (Morongo Mine), Silver Peak [1], Blackhawk District (Silver Reef District), San Bernardino County, California, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘIndependence Mine No. 1 (Independence Mine), Big Bear City, Bear Valley District, San Bernardino County, California, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘCalico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘCave Canyon Mine (Cave Canyon Iron Ore deposits; Cave Canyon Iron deposit; Baxter; Basin), Cave Canyon District, Cave Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘAlvord Mine, Alvord Peak, Alvord District, Alvord Mountain, San Bernardino County, California, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘDesert Gold claims, Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
References
Lamey, Carl Arthur (1948), Iron Mountain iron-ore deposits, Lava Beds district, San Bernardino County, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 129: 33
Wright, L.A., et al (1953), Mines and mineral resources of San Bernardino County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 49(1-&2): 97-98
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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