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Limonite from
Thomas Iron Bank (Thomas iron mine; Ward Iron Bank), Holston Valley Mining District, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA


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 Thomas Iron Bank (Thomas iron mine; Ward Iron Bank), Holston Valley Mining District, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419563
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419563:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘCrockett Iron Bank (Crockett iron mine), Holston Valley Mining District, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘCowan Iron Bank (Cowan iron mine; Lowry Iron Bank), Holston Valley Mining District, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘHodge Iron Ore Banks, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘLittle Stony Creek Mine, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘTaylor Iron Ore Bank, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘGriffin Prospect, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘBlue Springs Manganese Mine, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBowers Manganese Mine (Bowers Branch Prospect), Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘFlint Knob Mine (Little Mountain Mines), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘLimonite ore bank, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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