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Rhodonite from
Baboquivari Mine (Black Diamond group; Red and Black Chief group), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Comments:Minor.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baboquivari Mine (Black Diamond group; Red and Black Chief group), Baboquivari Mining District, Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:177381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:177381:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘSasabe, Pima County, Arizona, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘTwin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘJersey Girl Mine (Jersey Girl prospect), Toluachi group of claims (Toluachi group; Bonanza tunnel; Tennantite claim), Salero area, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
85.7km (53.2 miles) ⓘWorld's Fair Mine, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Farnham, L.L. (1961) Manganese Deposits of New Mexico. Information Circular 8030. U.S. Bureau of Mines 176pp.pp.121-122
Keith, Stanton B. (1974), AZ Bur. of Geol. & Min. Technology, Geol. Survey Br. Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, AZ: 108 (Table 4)
 
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