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Limonite from
Mayday Mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, 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 Mayday Mine, Anvil Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:736688
Long-form Identifier:1:3:736688:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘSultan Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘTitusville Mine (Columbia; Mighty Monarch), Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘLittle Giant Mine, Little Giant Peak, Animas Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘPorphyry Basin Mine, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘBandora Mine (Esmeralda claims; Little Todd vein), South Mineral Creek, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘClyde Long property, Elk Park, San Juan County, Colorado, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘOsceola Mine, Ophir Mining District (Iron Springs Mining District), San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘEldorado Claim (MS 16686; Patented Claim: El Dorado), Beartown Mining District (Bear Creek Mining District), San Juan County, Colorado, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘLiberty Bell Mine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘGolconda Mine, Galena Mining District (Henson Creek Mining District), Hinsdale County, Colorado, USA
References
Mark R. Stanton (2000) The Role of Weathering in Trace Metal Distributions in Subsurface Samples from the Mayday Mine Dump nearSilverton, Colorado. Proceedings from the Fifth International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage published by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Inc., Littleton, Colorado. pp1501-1509
 
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