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Psilomelane from
La Plata Mine (Black Ace Mine), Redrock Canyon, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view La Plata Mine (Black Ace Mine), Redrock Canyon, Redrock Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:270227
Long-form Identifier:1:3:270227:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHermosa Mine, Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘHardshell Mine, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘBender Mine (Fernando Mine; Mina Prieta group; Black Eagle Mine; San Fernando Mine; Colossa), American Peak, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBlue Nose Mine (Abe Lincoln Mine; War Horse Mine; Big Chief Mine; Big Jim Mine; Blue Nose Extension Mine; Home Again Virginia Hay claims), Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘFlux Mine, Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘSonoita prospect, Wrightson Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘVentura Mine group (Morris group; George Morris Mine; George Morris Gold claim; Old Timer Mine; Homestake Mine; Georgia Mines), Ventura Canyon, Cox Gulch, Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘSonoita Mine group (Sondita Mine; Sondita Mine group; Evans claim), Palmetto Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Schrader, F.C. & J.M. Hill (1915), Mineral deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains, Arizona, USGS Bull. 582: 242.
 
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