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Limonite from
Iron King group prospect, Wolverton Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Iron King group prospect, Wolverton Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426850
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426850:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPig Iron prospect, Chalk Mountain area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘSpring Creek Mine (Yankee Dollar Mine; Old Mankins prospect), Brady Canyon, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘGreat Gain deposit (Great Gain prospect), Greenback Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) ⓘOrd Mine (Ord Mercury Mine; Ord group; Indian claims), Slate Creek, Reno Pass, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Mazatzal Mountains Quicksilver Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘWilson Creek Area deposit (M Stockman claim; Shepp deposit), Squaw Mesa area, Spring Creek area, Spring Creek Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMcFadden Peak Fluorspar Mine (Western Fluorspar Mine; Western Fluorspar property; Mack group; Mack claims; Jerky group), McFadden Peak area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘOxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect), Oxbow Gulch, Moore Mountain area, Oxbow Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Gila County, Arizona, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBlack Brush deposit (Black Brush claims; Brush deposit; Western Mining and Exploration Co. property), Cherry Creek Canyon, Board Tree Saddle area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘMaricopa Mine, Sunflower Mining District (Mazatzal Mountains Mining District; Quicksilver Mining District), Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘSuckerite claims (Charles Jr. No. 1 & 2; Definitely group; Tulsa Minerals Inc. property; Uranium Corp. lease), Workman Creek area, Aztec Lodge area, Sierra Ancha Mining District, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID #10027283, MRDS ID #M002717.
Harrer, C.M. (1964), Reconnaissance of iron resources in Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8236.
 
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