| Locality type: | Ore Field |
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| Species: | 'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Limonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 850788 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:850788:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8d784273-f850-44df-be7a-e8d0ff6dbfea |
| Localities for Limonite in this Region |
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| Heggie's, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| Moppa Hill, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| Nearest other occurrences of Limonite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘHeggie's, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 0.9km (0.6 miles) | ⓘMoppa Hill, Moppa Goldfield, Moppa, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 7.0km (4.3 miles) | ⓘSt John's Quarry, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘMoculta Phosphate Quarry, Penrice, Barossa Valley, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘWheal Barton, Truro, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘMenzies Barossa Mine (Lady Pearce; Royal Phoenix), Barossa and Para Wirra Goldfields, Williamstown, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 30.0km (18.7 miles) | ⓘPara River South, Barossa and Para Wirra Goldfields, Williamstown, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘGumeracha Quarry, Gumeracha, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 52.2km (32.5 miles) | ⓘKitticoola Mine (Great Wheal Orford; Plush and Omond; PM 53; Reedy Creek; Tungkillo), Palmer, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘVictoria Gold Mine, Montacute, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | samples from six localities in which the Zn content ranges from 2.04 to 7.44 weight percent ZnO; the highest...areas of sericite are usually stained with limonite. Limonite also occurs as alteration rims around most...mass” (Moore 1937, p. 993). Twenty-six counties in North Carolina produce staurolite, but Cherokee County...(Ball Ground vicinity) in a line immediately to the south. The crystals are mostly weathered out of the rock...Forno. (Older ref- erences for this locality list Mt. or Monte Campione.) They occur as long, slim prisms |
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