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Psilomelane from
Cochise Mine (Cochise group of claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Fine-grained mammillary material in veins & breccia zones in Gila (?) Conglomerate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cochise Mine (Cochise group of claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:219913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:219913:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘAlmino Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘGeronimo claims (Geronimo group; Cochise group; Beard claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘDaggs group of claims, Belmont Mine (Belmont Copper property; Goodwin Mine; Monte Carlo claim; Smith lease; Doggs Mine; Lone Star Mine), Belmont Canyon, Apache Leap, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘNorth railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘMiddle railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘSouth railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMagma Mine, Superior, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘReymert Mine, Reymert Canyon, Mineral Mountain Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘTarr & Harper Mine, Putnam Wash, Camp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
References
Hewett, Donnel Foster, Fleischer, Michael (1960) Deposits of the manganese oxides. Economic Geology, 55 (1) 1-55 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.55.1.1
Crittenden, M. D., Cuttitta, Frank, Rose, H. J., Fleischer, Michael (1962) Studies on manganese oxide minerals. VI. Thallium in some manganese oxides. American Mineralogist, 47 (11-12). 1461-1466
Hewett, D. F., Fleischer, Michael, Conklin, Nancy (1963) Deposits of the manganese oxides: supplement. Economic Geology, 58 (1). 1-51 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.58.1.1
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pp.338-339
 
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