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Braunite from
Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Comments:Occurs in supergene oxides derived from alabandite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:246629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:246629:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Braunite in this Region
Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Hardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Salvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Unnamed prospect, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
76.6km (47.6 miles) ⓘTwilight Mine, Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
76.7km (47.7 miles) ⓘHiggins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
77.0km (47.9 miles) ⓘWhite Tail Deer Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
77.4km (48.1 miles) ⓘNo. 4 claim, Escabrosa Ridge, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
91.2km (56.7 miles) ⓘBaboquivari Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘMystery Mine, Costello Mine group, Gleeson, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘMaid of Sunshine Mine, Courtland, Turquoise Mining District (Courtland-Gleeson Mining District), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
References
Hewett, Donnel Foster, Fleischer, Michael (1960) Deposits of the manganese oxides. Economic Geology, 55 (1) 1-55 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.55.1.1
Anthony, John W.; Williams, Sidney A.; Bideaux, Richard A.; Grant, Raymond W. (1995) Mineralogy of Arizona (3rd ed.). University of Arizona Press.p.145
 
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