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Psilomelane from
Black Diamond Mine group, Hidden Valley, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Diamond Mine group, Hidden Valley, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173125
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173125:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘAndrus claims, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘABC Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLugo Mine (American No. 3; Palo Verde Mine; Lost Donkey Mine; Jack Ass Mine; McIntyre Manganese deposit; McIntyre-Lugo), Palo Verde Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mn occurrence [1], Tadpole Tank, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘChocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘBlack Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘWhite Chief occurrence, Black Point, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘNorth Star Mine (Northstar Mine), Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘBlack Dahlia Mine, Kofa Mining District, Yuma County, Arizona, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘLangdon Mine (Langdon deposit; Maybery and Brown; Dioxide group; Hauser-Martin-Cheeseborough; Arentz-Perkins), Midland, Little Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Farnham & Stewart (1958): 80-81
(n.d.) ADMMR Mines Database, Arizona Geological Survey.
 
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