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Psilomelane from
Lucky Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Occurs coating fluorite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluorite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:241406
Long-form Identifier:1:3:241406:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLuckie No. 2 Mine, Steeple Rock Mining District (Duncan Mining District), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘFourth of July Mine, Duncan, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBlack Cat claims (Black Cat group), Twin Peaks Mining District, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘWilba claims (Black King group; PBC claims), Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
19.9km (12.3 miles) ⓘDenton Mine (Thurston & Hardy Mine; Black Butte Mine; Sanders Manganese Mine; Godfrey Mine; Denton claims), Peloncillo Mountains, Greenlee County, Arizona, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘCrow claims, Ash Peak Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘDenton Mine group (A-1 claims; A-1 group; Paradise and SPW claims; Muller Manganese Mine), Ash Peak Mining District, Graham County, Arizona, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘBlack Bob Prospect, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Grant County, New Mexico, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBlack Bob Mine, Nichols Canyon, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘWinnie Prospect, Cap Rock Mountain Mining District, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, USA
References
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
Hewett, D. F. (1964) Veins of hypogene manganese oxide minerals in the southwestern United States. Economic Geology, 59 (8). p.1429-1472. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.59.8.1429
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.pages 128, 223
 
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