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Limonite from
Old Bennett Ore Body Occurrence (Major Creek Limonite Mine; Moffat Iron Mine No. 1), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Old Bennett Ore Body Occurrence (Major Creek Limonite Mine; Moffat Iron Mine No. 1), Blake Mining District (Mirage Mining District; Cotton Creek Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:380100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:380100:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Iron Mine (MRDS - 10013993), Orient Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘOld Ironsides Mine, Orient Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘOrient Iron Mine (Caesar; MS 11400; Valley View; MS 8940; Vivia B.; MS 4988; Runaway; MS 1539; Prospector; MS 1505; Villa Grove), Orient Mining District, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘCotopaxi Mine (Cotopaxi lode; Gumaer Mine; Fannie lode; Fannie Mill), Mine Gulch, Cotopaxi, Cotopaxi Mining District, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘKerber Creek Limonite Deposit (Kerber Creek Bog Iron Deposit), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘPershing Mine (Pershing Manganese Mine; Saguache Manganese Mine No. 334), Bonanza Mining District (Kerber Creek Mining District; Blake Mining District), Saguache County, Colorado, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘRoad Gulch, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘHomestake No. 2 Claim (Homestake No. 6; Homestake Claims), Fremont County, Colorado, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘWahl Iron Mine (Black Pit; Boss; Iron Contact; Dakota; South Contact; Schweigert Mine; Claims: Hudson Bay; Silver Iron), Silver Cliff Mining District, Custer County, Colorado, USA
29.2km (18.2 miles) ⓘDreamers Hope Claim, Fremont County, Colorado, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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