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Limonite from
Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Native Silver2
Quartz2
Native Copper2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Silver Cliff Mine (Rochelle Mine), Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:613369
Long-form Identifier:1:3:613369:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘSunrise Mine, Sunrise, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘPowars II Red Ocher quarry, Sunrise Mine, Sunrise, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘEmpire mine, Hartville Mining District, Platte County, Wyoming, USA
85.4km (53.1 miles) ⓘMaggie Murphy Mine, Esterbrook Mining District, Albany County, Wyoming, USA
References
USGS Bull 315
Wilmarth, V. R.; Johnson, D. H. (1954) Uranophane at Silver Cliff mine, Lusk, Wyoming. Bulletin 1009a. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1009a
 
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