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Braunite from
Fort Seward Mine (Woods Mine), Fort Seward, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Comments:Principal ore mineral.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fort Seward Mine (Woods Mine), Fort Seward, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325282:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘShell View deposits (Shellview claims), Kekawaka, Trinity County, California, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Blue Jay claim; Blue Bird Mine; McKnight; McKnight), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA
50.6km (31.5 miles) ⓘManganese Queen Mine (Manganese Queen property), Dubakella Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
59.5km (37.0 miles) ⓘYolla Bolly Mountain claims (Lonesome Pine; Black Diamond; Black Pearl; Bertha property; Dahrman claim; Emma claim; Emma property; Reliance and Superior claims), Chicago Rock, Trinity County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 59
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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