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Manganite from
Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Manganite
Formula:Mn3+O(OH)
Comments:Also occurs as soft fibers lining cavities.
Habit:Needle-like in parallel groups
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Hetaerolite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Manganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257629:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Manganite in this Region
Gallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Lucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Manila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Manganite
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLucky Cuss Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘGlove Mine (Sunrise Mine), Glove Mine group (Zombie & Zeco claims; Festiago-Franklin; Blacksmith adit), Cottonwood Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
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