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Rhodonite from
Sam Brown claim, Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Colour:Bright pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sam Brown claim, Hoopa, Hoopa Indian Reservation, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325307:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘMayland claim, Black Bear, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [1], Black Bear, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘBlack Rock prospect, Hyampom, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [4], Sawyers Bar, Liberty Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
63.8km (39.6 miles) ⓘGray Ledge Mine (Pink Darling Mine; Defense deposit; National Defense claim; Claim No. 1; King claim), Snowden, Liberty Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘSnow Camp claims, Friend Mountain, Indian Valley Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘCharles Mountain Mine (Charles Mountain prospect; Charles Mountain deposit; Woods Mine; Woods claim; Weed; Hall), Bridgeville, Humboldt County, California, USA
78.9km (49.0 miles) ⓘWhiteman prospect, Copper Hill, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
83.3km (51.7 miles) ⓘSylvester prospect (Sylvester deposit), Williams Point, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘThe Manganese claim, Forest Glen, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity 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: 116
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 71-72
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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