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Rhodonite from
McMurtry Mine (McMurtry claim; McMurty prospect; Murty claim), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 McMurtry Mine (McMurtry claim; McMurty prospect; Murty claim), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325201:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘHarper prospect (Harper claim), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘCrisle prospect (Crisle claim; Crisle Mine), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘPrice prospect, Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘWoods property (Woods claim), Hog Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘTrewick - Houghton property (Trewick-Houghton prospect; Trewick claim; Trewick deposit), Clingans Junction, Fresno County, California, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘHazelton and Kennedy claim, Hildreth, Hildreth Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [3], Badger, Tulare County, California, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘYukon Jake Mike (Teaford prospect; Stewart & Nuss prospect), Coarsegold, Coarsegold Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [1], Ellis Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
51.8km (32.2 miles) ⓘKrohn prospect, Potter Ridge Mining District, Coarsegold Mining District, Madera 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: 112
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 53-55.
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.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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