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Limonite from
Jumbo Mine, Ellendale Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye 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 Jumbo Mine, Ellendale Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:775013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:775013:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘNBMG Sample Site 2762, Ellendale Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘEllendale Mine, Ellendale Mining District, Monitor Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘClifford Mine, Clifford Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect No. 3 (MRDS10044160), Bellehelen Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed prospect No. 8 (MRDS10044162), Bellehelen Mining District, Kawich Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSam Jack group, Nye County, Nevada, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘMellan Gold Mines Group, Mellan Mountain Mining District, Nye County, Nevada, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘTreasure Hill claims, Divide Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘBunker Hill Mine, Tybo Mining District, Hot Creek Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘGold Coin claim, Diamondfield Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
References
J.V. Tingley and J. Quade (1986) A mineral inventory of the Tonopah Resource Area, Battle Mountain District, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology OFR 86-14.
 
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