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Pyrolusite from
Dobbins claims, Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Comments:Occurs as cementing material of breccia & replaces, in part, the andesite fragments.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Psilomelane
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dobbins claims, Bouse, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:224401
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224401:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘLinda K Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘCindy Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘPerry Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘNational Debt Mine, Bear Hills, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘBlack Band Mine, Alamo Lake Dam, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘDoyle Mine, Alamo Lake Dam, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘCopperstone Mine, La Paz Mining District (Weaver Mining District), Dome Rock Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘMesa Manganese prospect, Mesa Manganese Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘBlack Burro Mine, Black Burro Mining District, Rawhide Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘOversight Mine, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
References
Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 183
Wilson, E.D. & G.M. Butler (1930), Manganese ore deposits of AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 127: 101-102.
Galbraith, F.W. & D.J. Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 31
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.342
 
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