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Limonite from
Lion Hill Mine group, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, 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 Lion Hill Mine group, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:521594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:521594:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘBilly Mack Mine group, Billy Mack Mountain, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘRio Vista Northside Mine, Cienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘCienega Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu prospect [5], Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBlue Cloud Mine (Blue Cloud claim; Blue Widow No. 3 claim; Sandy Nos. 1 and 2 claims; Golden Nat Nos. 1-4 claims), Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘVan Horn Mine (Colorado; Hilltop; Anchor; Barnett), Monument Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘBlue Heaven group (Black Metal Mine), Black Meadow Landing, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine, Planet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘThunderbird prospect (Black Mesas; Blossom; Birnbach; Bowman), Vista Peak, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘBlue Slate Mine group, Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
References
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027158, MRDS ID #M002308.
 
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