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Limonite from
Downeyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye 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 Downeyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:658570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:658570:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘSierra Magnesite Mine, Gabbs, Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘIllinois Mine (Marble Camp; United Lodi Mine; Sand Mound shaft; Silver Link shaft), Marble camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘKey Flower Mine, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘAunt Ethel Prospect, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘPeacock claim, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPelican claim, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘUV Industries property, Fairplay Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘParadise Peak Mine (Goose Mine; Granny Goose; Paradise; FMC deposit; NBMG Sample Sites 1472 - 1473; Goose claims; Gabbs Mine; Nody prospect; Finger Rock prospect; County Line; Ketchup Flat; Paradise Peak project; Sullivan/Paradise Peak), Paradise Peak [town], Paradise Peak [summit], Paradise Peak Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘPactolus mining area (Pactolis; NBMG sample sites 3151-3152.), Pactolus Hills, Athens Mining District, Cedar Mountains, Nye County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
King, Vandall T., Robinson, George W. (1991) What's New in Minerals? - Annual World Summary of Mineral Discoveries. The Mineralogical Record, 22 (5) 381-393
 
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