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Limonite from
Copper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Copper Mountain group, Buckley Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693421
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693421:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘRandall Property, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘLone Star Group, Brovard, Rand Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘQacme Copper Mine, Barcelona Mining District (Spanish Belt Mining District), Toquima Range, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘStar prospect, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘGillis prospect (Gillis Iron Nos. 1 & 2 claims), Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘGranite, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘPyramid Mine, Holy Cross Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘMontreal Mine, Fitting Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) ⓘMountain View mine, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘMountain View and Granite area, Mountain View Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
Schilling, John H. (1979) Molybdenum resources of Nevada. Open-File Report 1979-03. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
 
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