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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
Cinamon Gulch - Geneva Gulch, Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Gulch
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 Cinamon Gulch - Geneva Gulch, Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:488231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:488231:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘWest Geneva Iron Deposit (Ironclad Placer), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘQuail Mine, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSnake River Bog Iron (Iron King), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘHandcart Gulch, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘHall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘGeorgetown-Silver Plume Mining District (Griffith Mining District; Silver Plume Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘOntario-Key West-Boss-Gold Flake-Fair Fountain-Bondholder Mine group, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFarncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘDunbarton (Dumbordin), Lamartine Mining District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
References
Eckel, Edwin Butt; Cobban, Robert R.; Mosburg, Shirley K.; Foord, Eugene E. (1997) Minerals of Colorado. Fulcrum Publishing.
 
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