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Limonite from
Copper King, Garnet Range Area, Missoula County, Montana, 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 Copper King, Garnet Range Area, Missoula County, Montana, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:497303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:497303:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘCape Nome Mine (Moose; Bullion), Wallace Mining District (Clinton Mining District), Missoula County, Montana, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘCopper Cliff Mine (Cramer Creek Cu deposit), Copper Cliff Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘDandy Mine (Big Six Mine), Coloma Mining District (Elk Creek Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘMorse and Kennedy Mine, Elk Creek-Coloma Mining District, Missoula County, Montana, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘCascade Mine, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘNancy Hanks Mine (Minnie Palmer), First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘDewey Mine, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘSierra Mine, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘInternational Mine, First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘRed Cloud group (Crescent; Lead King), First Choice Mining District (Garnet Mining District), Granite County, Montana, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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