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Limonite from
Columbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Mining District
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 Columbia District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375350
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375350:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘHayden Peak, Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘTaylor Peak, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘGold Hill Tunnel (Gold Star Tunnel), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘRuby Mine (MS 12174; Claims: Ruby 1-4), Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘPitkin Mine, Independence (Independence Pass), Columbia Mining District (Ashcroft Mining District), Pitkin County, Colorado, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘAnchor Group, Lincoln Mining District (Lincoln Gulch Mining District; Ruby Mining District), Chaffee County, Colorado, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘMt. Emmons/Crested Butte (Chautauqua; Daisey; Daisey Mine; Mt. Emmons; Crested Butte), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘIron Swamp Occurrence (Old Iron Bog; Jerry No. 1), Elk Mountain Mining District (Snowmass Mountain Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘCrested Butte Limonite, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
28.4km (17.6 miles) ⓘStandard Mine, Ruby Mining District (Elk Mountain Mining District; Irwin Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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