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Limonite from
Protection prospect (BC No. 23 and 24 claims; Protection), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, 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 Protection prospect (BC No. 23 and 24 claims; Protection), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:450329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:450329:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘBighorn Mine (Jernberg; Metta Mine; Buckhorn; Mormon Gulch No. 1-3 claims), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘWhitebird deposit (Staley Mine; Part of Metta Mine-See Bighorn Mine; Mormon Gulch No. 4-7 claims; Jernberg Mine), Dome Mining District, Lemhi Range, Butte County, Idaho, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘWeimer Mine (Towlgreen Group; Paymaster; Valley View), Kaufman, Skull Canyon Mining District, Clark County, Idaho, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) ⓘArco Hills Silica and Gold project, Arco, Butte County, Idaho, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospects, Blizzard Mountain, Butte County, Idaho, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘViola Mine (Marie; Viola Zinc Property; Nicholia Mine), Nicholia Mining District, Italian Peak Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
65.9km (40.9 miles) ⓘAllie Mine (Ruth Claim; Gilmore Claim; Dorothy Mine), Gilmore, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘHilltop Mine, Gilmore Mining District (Texas Mining District), Lemhi Range Roadless Area Review & Evaluation Area (RARE II), Lemhi County, Idaho, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘWolframite Mine (Independence Claims), Lava Creek Mining District, Butte County, Idaho, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘIola Prospect, Deer Creek Mining District, Beaverhead County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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