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Limonite from
Premium Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, 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 Premium Mine, Taylorsville, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:816080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:816080:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCollins Pine Manganese deposit, Grizzly Peak, Plumas County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘGruss Mine (Genesee Mine; Genesee Valley Mine; Ward Mine), Genesee, Genesee Valley Mining District (Genesee Mining District), Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘLights Creek Copper deposits (Moonlight Mine; Sulfide Ridge deposits; Lights Canyon deposits), Moonlight Peak, Taylorsville Mining District, Plumas Copper Belt, Plumas County, California, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘDiadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘLassen Lumber and Box Company property, Diamond Mountain, Lassen County, California, USA
65.6km (40.7 miles) ⓘPerry Jones group, Red Rock area, Chilcoot, Plumas County, California, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘSurcease Mine (Bunker Hill Mine; Treasure Hill Mine), Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘRao Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘWyoming Mine (Black Diamond Mine), Forks of Butte, Faust Mining District (Forrest Mining District), Butte County, California, USA
66.9km (41.5 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
References
Diller, J.S. (1905), Mineral resources of the Indian Valley region, California, USGS Bulletin 260: 45-49.
 
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