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Limonite from
Cerro Colorado, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA


Locality type:Volcanic Cone
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 Cerro Colorado, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:796100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:796100:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Limonite in this Region
Archuleta prospect (L W claims), Cerro Colorado, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Archuleta prospect (L W claims), Cerro Colorado, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) Woodrow Mine (Woodrow breccia pipe), Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) Coyote Springs, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) Jackpile Mine (Jackpile-Paguate), Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) La Luz Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
46.0km (28.6 miles) Crackpot mine, Laguna subdistrict, Cibola County, New Mexico, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Cerro del Oro mines, Valencia County, New Mexico, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) Blue Sky, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) Blue Sky Prospect, Placitas Mining District, Sandoval County, New Mexico, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) Carnahan Mine (Lincoln-Lucky Mine), New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
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