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Limonite from
Lowboy mine, Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, 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 Lowboy mine, Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653845
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653845:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘCahill mine, Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘSmoky Valley mine (Smoky mine; Big Smoky mine), Birch Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘAntimony King mine (Pine mine), Big Creek Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘSilver Chamber incline, San Francisco Canyon, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘNew York Canyon, Reese River Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed turquoise prospect (MRDS10046070), Lander County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.8 miles) ⓘSkookum mine (Watt mine), Skookum Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘGreenah mine (Lemaire mine), Skookum Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘKingston Mine (Victorine mine; Phoenician mine), Kingston Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘBowman mine, Kingston Mining District, Lander County, Nevada, USA
References
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Online Documents OF06-19 - Nevada Uranium and Thorium Occurrences
Garside NBMG Bull 81 (1973)
 
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