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Limonite from
Rao Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA


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 Rao Mine, Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:964127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:964127:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘMinnie D & Lucky Larry Mine (Minnie D and Lucky Larry; Minnie D claim; Lucky Larry claim), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGold Crown Mine (Wonder Mine; Sherman Mine), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSherman Mine (General Sherman), Alleghany, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPaine Brothers Mine (Paine Bros; Paine Brs.; Paine), Lake City, North Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘWisconsin Quartz Mine (Menlo; Wisconsin-Illinois; Wisconsin and Illinois claim), Empire West Mine (Lone Ridge), Empire Star group (Empire Star Mines Company holdings), Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘEsther and Phyllis Mine (Esther & Phyllis), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘSweet Ranch Mine, Dew Drop, Nevada County, California, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘLotzen Ranch prospect, Spenceville, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘManga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘDiadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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