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Rhodonite from
Pescia prospect (Pescia deposit), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Pescia prospect (Pescia deposit), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:324598
Long-form Identifier:1:3:324598:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘHauselt prospect (Hauselt patent; Hauselt Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHarrington prospect (Harrington deposit; Manganese Mine claim), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘFlaming Arrow Mine (Flaming Arrow 2 and 3 deposit; Pacific; Donovan; McCann; Vulture; Pine Ridge; Sobrante), American Camp Station, American Camp Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘAirola Mine (Airola deposit), Angels Camp area, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘMadrid claim (Madrid property), Browns Flat, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘStonewall Mine (Pedro prospect; Pedro claim), Browns Flat, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘEverett prospect (Everett deposit), Pioneer, West Point Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘPeyton deposit (Peyton Crocker-Preston prospect), Pine Grove, Pine Grove Mining District, East Belt, Amador County, California, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘPerini deposit (Perini Peyton et al lease), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador County, California, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘStacy Manganese Mine (Stirnaman Mine; Stirnaman property), Volcano, Volcano Mining District, Amador 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: 106-107
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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