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Limonite from
Big Trees deposit (Big Trees Mine; Calaveras deposit), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
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 Big Trees deposit (Big Trees Mine; Calaveras deposit), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:900211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:900211:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘIndian Creek deposit (Esmeralda deposit), Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘUnknown Fe occurrence [1], Esmeralda, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘDetert deposit (Monarch deposit), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Bright Mine), Jackson, Jackson-Plymouth Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
35.0km (21.7 miles) ⓘEdna Mine, Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘStar & Excelsior Mine (Star Mine; Excelsior Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘPenn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco Mining District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘEagle's Head deposit, Rancheria, Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘCosumnes Copper Mine, Fair Play, Fairplay Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘBBC Mine, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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