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Braunite from
Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Baboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:206181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:206181:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘCoyote Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine group, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Waterman Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA
63.7km (39.6 miles) ⓘJuan Santa Cruz picnic grounds, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
90.5km (56.2 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
90.7km (56.4 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘPatagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Havens, R., et al (1954), Beneficiation of oxide manganese and manganese-silver ores from southern Arizona, U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 5024.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.145
 
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