Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Limonite from
Amity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, 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 Amity Mine (International Mercury; Homestake Mercury; Johnson Creek; New Amity; Paulsen and Saylor), Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470445:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘChampion Mine, Howard Mining District (Ochoco Mining District; Bolivar Mining District), Crook County, Oregon, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘRibelin Occurrence, Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘBear Claims (Mercury Queen), Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘBeaver Guard Occurrence, Marks Creek area, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘHumboldt (Bear Creek; Humboldt Metallics Corp.), Ochoco Creek, Jefferson County, Oregon, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘAllison prospect, Kidnap Spring, Crook County, Oregon, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘIdeal Occurrence, Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘOronogo (Dunham Ranch), Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘPinkey Occurrence (Ideal; New Deal), Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘBotz Occurrence, Bear Creek Mining District, Crook County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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