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Rhodonite from
Perini deposit (Perini Peyton et al lease), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perini deposit (Perini Peyton et al lease), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322533
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322533:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘPeyton deposit (Peyton Crocker-Preston prospect), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘStacy Manganese Mine (Stirnaman Mine; Stirnaman property), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘEverett prospect (Everett deposit), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘJones prospect (Jones deposit), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘAlexander prospect (Alexander property; Lucille), Quartz Mountain, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘDu Frene prospect (Dufrene prospect; Empire Mine; Pacific Mine), Sunnybrook, Pardee Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘPescia prospect (Pescia deposit), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘMartinez Gold Mine (Martinez Mine; Martinez Hillside group; Bismark claim; Gold reef claim; Hillside Extension claim; Hillside Extension No. 3 claim; Martinez claim), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘMartinez Mine (Martinez Gold Mine; Martinez claim; Bismarck claim; Gold Reef claim; Hillside Extension claim; Hillside Extension No. 3 claim; Martinez Hillside group; Hillside group), Logtown, El Dorado Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘHauselt prospect (Hauselt patent; Hauselt Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 102-103
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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