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Manganite from
Iron King Mine, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Manganite
Formula:Mn3+O(OH)
Comments:Crystals occur in seams.
Habit:Long, fibrous
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Manganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Iron King Mine, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:237984
Long-form Identifier:1:3:237984:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Manganite
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘPlanet Mine, Planet Mine group, Planet, Santa Maria Mining District (Planet Mining District; Swansea Mining District; Bill Williams Mining District), Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘCastaneda group, Mesa Manganese Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘOrchard deposits (Dunbar property), Black Meadow Landing, Whipple District (Monumental District), Whipple Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘDoyle Mine, Alamo Lake Dam, Alamo Mining District, Buckskin Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘLone Star Mine [1], Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
31.0km (19.2 miles) ⓘShannon Mine (Shannon prospect), Rawhide Wash, Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘLast Chance Mine [1], Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘPolianite Group Mine (Tate Manganese Mine), Artillery Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘLinda K Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘBlack Mary prospect, 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: 182.
Wilson, E.D. & G.M. Butler (1930), Manganese ore deposits in AZ, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 127: 99-100
 
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