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


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs as cementing material of breccia & replaces, in part, the andesite fragments.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Pyrolusite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane 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:224402
Long-form Identifier:1:3:224402:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
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) Doyle Mine, Alamo Lake Dam, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin 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
47.6km (29.6 miles) Castaneda group, Mesa Manganese Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
48.7km (30.3 miles) Shannon Mine (Shannon prospect), Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
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