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Limonite from
Lotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Lotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769690
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769690:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘPine Hill Mine (Pine Hill Mining Co.; Golden Gate claim; Golden Gate Extension claim; Golden Gate Ext; Thrasher claim), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘManga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘSweet Ranch Mine, Dew Drop, Nevada County, California, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘDairy Farm Mine (Trent; Vantrent Mine), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘWisconsin Quartz Mine (Menlo; Wisconsin-Illinois; Wisconsin and Illinois claim), Empire West Mine (Lone Ridge), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘIron Crown Mine (Bob), Greenwood, Greenwood District, Northwest Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘPaine Brothers Mine (Paine Bros; Paine Brs.; Paine), Lake City, North Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘEsther and Phyllis Mine (Esther & Phyllis), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘDavid prospect, Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (General Sherman), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
Report of the State Mineralogist, Volume 16
 
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