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Limonite from
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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 Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:844754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:844754:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Limonite in this Region
Mount Ferrum Gold Mine (Hannans Mount Ferrum; A.W.A.), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘMount Ferrum Gold Mine (Hannans Mount Ferrum; A.W.A.), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘMount Charlotte Gold Mine, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘMullingar, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘNimbus Discovery Mine, Boorara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘWhite Cliff Ashlar Stone Quarry, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘBank of Ireland Gold Mine, Balagundi Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.8km (21.7 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.7km (23.4 miles) ⓘNew Mount Pleasant copper mine, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘTindals Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘWombola Gold Mine, Mount Monger, Mount Monger Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mineralogical Notes on Western Australia Tellurides
Spencer, L. J. (1903) Mineralogical notes on Western Australian Tellurides: the non-existence of ‘Kalgoorlite’ and ‘Coolgardite’ as mineral species. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 13 (61) 268-290 doi:10.1180/minmag.1903.13.61.07
 
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