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Limonite from
Snake River Bog Iron (Iron King), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, 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 Snake River Bog Iron (Iron King), Montezuma Area, Summit County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:438121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:438121:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘQuail Mine, Peru Creek Area, Argentine Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘWest Geneva Iron Deposit (Ironclad Placer), Geneva District, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘHandcart Gulch, Hall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘHall Valley (Hall's Valley), Montezuma Mining District, Park County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘCinamon Gulch - Geneva Gulch, Montezuma Mining District (Snake River Mining District), Summit County, Colorado, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘWire Patch Mine, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘFarncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘOntario-Key West-Boss-Gold Flake-Fair Fountain-Bondholder Mine group, Farncomb Hill, French Gulch, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWellington Mine (Siam Tunnel; Old Oro Tunnel; Mill Tunnel; Liberty Tunnel; Extenuate Tunnel; Wellington Tunnel; Abundance Tunnel; New Tunnel; Oro Shaft), Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘOld Ironsides mine, Breckenridge Mining District, Summit County, Colorado, USA
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