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Limonite from
Pocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs in abundant gossan outcroppings.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pocohontas Mine, Copper Hill, Green Mountain Mining District (Ben Hur Mining District), Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:839848
Long-form Identifier:1:3:839848:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘDuncan Mine (Lost Douglas Mine), Hornitos, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘNumber Five Mine (Monte Carlo Mine; Number 5 claim; Jack Quartz claim; Standby fractional claim; No. 5 Extension claim), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘColorado Mine (Colorado Quartz Mine; Colorado Quartz claim), Colorado, Colorado Mining District, Whitlock Mining District, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘBronsen Manganese claim, Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘBlue Moon Mine (Porcupine Mine; Blue Cloud Mine; Red Cloud Mine; Percupine Mine; American Eagle Mine; Bullion Hill Mine), Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘLa Victoria Mine, Williams Peak, Hunter Valley Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
73.0km (45.3 miles) ⓘCopper King Mine (Hart Mine), Wildcat Mountain, Foothill Copper Belt, Fresno County, California, USA
86.1km (53.5 miles) ⓘStar & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
96.5km (59.9 miles) ⓘBig Trees deposit (Big Trees Mine; Calaveras deposit), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘUnknown Fe occurrence [1], Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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