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Limonite from
Unnamed Lead Mine (MRDS - 10101886), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, 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 Unnamed Lead Mine (MRDS - 10101886), Marion-Vanguard Area, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:375911
Long-form Identifier:1:3:375911:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘDubois Mine (Aunt Carrie; MS 14471; Aunt Hattie; MS 14471; Pride of Denver; MS 14675a; Mary P.J.; MS 15282a), Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘLady in Red No. 5 Claim, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘLady in Red Shaft Occurrence, Goose Creek Mining District, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘLot mine, Cebolla Mining District (Goose Creek Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘGood Hope Mine (Mammoth Good Hope Mine; Mammoth-Good Hope Mine; Mammoth Chimney Mine), Vulcan, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘVulcan Mine, Vulcan Mining District (Cebolla Mining District; Domingo Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘIron Hill deposit, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘIron Hill Area (Big Iron Hill; Du Pont Adit), White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAlexite Manganese Mine, White Earth Mining District (Powderhorn Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘGreen Mountain Mining District (Gold Basin Mining District; Iris Mining District), Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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