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Limonite from
Penrose prospect, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono 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 Penrose prospect, Wheeler Peak, Patterson Mining District, Sweetwater Mts (Sweetwater Range), Mono County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:829296
Long-form Identifier:1:3:829296:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
23.2km (14.4 miles) Northwest Willys Group, Washington Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) Wheeler mine, Pine Grove Hills, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) Wilson and Wheeler Mine Area, Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) Tamarack Extension No. 1 Mine, Mono Village, Castle Peak Mining District, Mono County, California, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) Section 14 Prospect (MRDS10050836), Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) Section 13 and 18 prospects (MRDS10037662), Wilson Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) Unnamed Adit, Douglas County, Nevada, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) Big Indian Mine, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) Star prospect, Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) Section 6 Prospect (MRDS10050837), Mount Grant Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
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