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Psilomelane from
Geronimo claims (Geronimo group; Cochise group; Beard claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs cementing brecciated zones of conglomerate.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Geronimo claims (Geronimo group; Cochise group; Beard claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Banner Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227753:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘ79 Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Gila County, Arizona, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘCochise Mine (Cochise group of claims), Steamboat Mountain area, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘAlmino Mine, Riverside, Riverside Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘNorth railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘMiddle railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘSouth railway cut, Malpais Hill, Dudleyville, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘTarr & Harper Mine, Putnam Wash, Camp Grant Wash, Crescent Mining District, Black Hills, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘBenningfield property, Putnam Wash, Lookout Mountain area, Putnam Wash Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘBranch Manganese Mine (Orson Branch claim), Camp Grant Wash, Lookout Mountain area, Putnam Wash Mining District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
30.3km (18.8 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
References
Dean, K.C., et al (1952), Concentration of oxide manganese ores from vicinity of Winkelman, Pinal County, Arizona, US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 4848.
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.339
 
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