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Limonite from
Wolford Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, 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 Wolford Mine, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:792497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:792497:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Flag Group, Hermosa Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘBald Eagle Mine (Minnie Mine), Monument Creek Area, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘU.S. Treasury Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘWhite Eagle Mine, Chloride, Chloride Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCovington Group, Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘBlack Knife group (Prospectors Delight Mine), Cuchillo Negro Mining District, Sierra Cuchillo (Cuchillo Negro Mts), Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘTall Pine mine, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘIron King Mine, Lady Franklin Camp, Kingston Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘGarfield Butler Group, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMary Richmond Mine, Hillsboro Mining District, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
References
Henry L. Jicha, Jr. (1954) Paragenesis Of The Ores Of The Palomas (Hermosa) District, Southwestern New Mexico. NMBMG Circular 27.
 
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