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Limonite from
Black Hawk No. 1 vein, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Vein
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 Black Hawk No. 1 vein, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:725480
Long-form Identifier:1:3:725480:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
5.3km (3.3 miles) Cold Spring Mine, Boulder County Tungsten Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
12.3km (7.7 miles) Orphan Boy Occurrence, Sunset, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) Mountain Lion Mine - Keystone vein, Magnolia Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) Copper King Mine (Yeager's Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Blackhawk placer (Black Hawk Lode No. 2 claim), Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) Two Sisters occurrence, Eureka Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) Black Cloud, Gold Hill Mining District, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) Pewabic Occurrence, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) Wood Mine (E. Calhoun), Willis Gulch, Quartz Hill, Central City Mining District (Central Mining District), Gilpin County, Colorado, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) Alice Glory Hole, Alice Mine, Alice Mining District (Yankee Mining District; Lincoln Mining District), Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
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