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Limonite from
Slippery Branch Limonite Prospect (Mount Athos Limonite Mine; Mount Athos Prospect), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Slippery Branch Limonite Prospect (Mount Athos Limonite Mine; Mount Athos Prospect), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:343254
Long-form Identifier:1:3:343254:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRailroad Iron Property (Wood Iron Mine; Unnamed Limonite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘOxford Iron Mine (Ross), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘBible Ridge North Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘGillespy Prospect, Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘOliver Limonite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘCundiff Barite Prospect, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘLone Jack Quarry, Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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