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Pyrolusite from
Black Rock prospect, Red Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Rock prospect, Red Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1248144
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1248144:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘQuartz Claims, Black Horse Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘDutchess Prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘNorthern Alpine Prospect, Lone Mountain Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
45.8km (28.5 miles) ⓘBlue Daisy Claim, Rock Hill Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘCandelaria Silver Mine, Candelaria Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘDunnigan prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
55.1km (34.3 miles) ⓘGaillac prospect, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘSullivan prospect (Black Lizard prospect; Sullivan and Cornelius), Pilot Mountains District, Pilot Mountains, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) ⓘDun Claim Group, Gold Point Mining District, Esmeralda County, Nevada, USA
68.8km (42.8 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine, Sodaville Mining District, Mineral County, Nevada, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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