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Limonite from
Oxford Iron Mine (Ross), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, 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 Oxford Iron Mine (Ross), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343242
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343242:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRailroad Iron Property (Wood Iron Mine; Unnamed Limonite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘSlippery Branch Limonite Prospect (Mount Athos Limonite Mine; Mount Athos Prospect), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBible Ridge North Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
28.1km (17.4 miles) ⓘGillespy Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘOliver Limonite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘCundiff Barite Prospect, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘLone Jack Quarry, Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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