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Limonite from
Green-Defender Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, 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 Green-Defender Mine, Austin Group, Spar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:651447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:651447:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSpar Mountain (Iron Mountain), Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCave-in-Rock, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘHillside Mine, Rosiclare, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘStewart Mine No. 2, Stewart Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘStewart Mine No. 1, Stewart Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘHicks Branch, Hicks, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘWallingford Prospect, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘBabb Fault System, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘKlondike Mine, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘSmithland meteorite, Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
References
Goldstein, Alan (1997) Famous Mineral Localities: The Illinois-Kentucky Fluorite District. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 3-49
 
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