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Limonite from
Howell Mine (Ferrum Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Franklin (City), 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 Howell Mine (Ferrum Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368621
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368621:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
8.8km (5.4 miles) Powhatan Williams Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) Hogan Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) Tices Mill Prospect (Piedmont Prospect), Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) Weddle Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) Rocky Knob Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) Bear Bed Prospect (Laurel Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Toncrae Mine (Toncrae-Howard Mine; Toncray Mine), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) Sutherland Prospect (Nowlin Mine; Fisher; Hylton), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) Belcher Prospect (Weddle Prospect; Old Copper Mine), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) Taz Weeks Prospect, Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
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