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Limonite from
Womble Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, 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 Womble Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924910:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘDuke Forest Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘNorth State Mine (Robertson), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘFoust Mine, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘSnow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘSloan Mine, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
49.4km (30.7 miles) ⓘStaley Mine (Gerhardt Mine), Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘOre Hill Mine, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘClegg Mine, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘPine Hill Mine, Charlotte Belt, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘDurgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
Carpenter, P. Albert III (1976) Metallic Mineral Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt. Bulletin 84. North Carolina Geological Survey
 
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