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Limonite from
Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Mineral 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 Broken Hills Mine, Broken Hills Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:693470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:693470:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSan Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain camp, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘAunt Ethel Prospect, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘPeacock claim, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘPelican claim, Lodi Mining District, Lodi Hills, Nye County, Nevada, USA
13.0km (8.1 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
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘDowneyville Mines (Downieville Mine), Gabbs Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘNevada Crown Mine, Fairview Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘShamrock group, Bell Mountain Mining District, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘEagle Mine (Eagleville mine), Eagleville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘJelinek Mine (Big Ledge Mine), Fairview Mining District, Churchill 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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