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Limonite from
Ritz, Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, 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 Ritz, Montezuma Canyon Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:517933
Long-form Identifier:1:3:517933:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘKarla Kay Mine, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘBattle Rock Mine, McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘMcElmo Creek Area (McElmo Field; Ute Mountains Area), McElmo Creek (Ute Mountains) Area, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘIke Three (Big Sandy), Bluff - Butler Wash Mining District, San Juan County, Utah, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘRainy Day Mine (Pack Rat Mine), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘBroken Thumb Prospects (Broken Thumb Nos. 1-3 Prospects), Dolores County, Colorado, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘArrowhead Mine, Dolores County, Colorado, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘDanish Girl Mine, Abajo Mountains Mining District, Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘGold Queen Mine, Abajo Mountains Mining District, Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘDream Mine, Abajo Mountains Mining District, Abajo Mountains, San Juan County, Utah, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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