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Pyrolusite from
Dow prospect, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Pyrolusite
Formula:Mn4+O2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrolusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dow prospect, Clear Lake Oaks, Sulphur Creek Mining District (Sulfur Creek Mining District; Wilbur Springs Mining District), Lake County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328015
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328015:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrolusite
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine (Grand View Mine; White Rock Mine), Phillips Ranch, Laurel Dell, Lake County, California, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘElliott prospect (Elliot prospect), Caldwell Pines, East Mayacmas Mining District, Lake County, California, USA
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘStonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond North Star Mine (Black Diamond Mine), Sugarloaf Hill, Glenn County, California, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cu-Mn occurrence [1], Red Mountain, Red Mountain Mining District, Mendocino County, California, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘVann Ranch prospect (Van Ranch Middle Creek; Black Rock; Grizzly Canyon prospect), Vann, Lake County, California, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘMcLaughlin Mine (Manhattan Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine, Sugarloaf Hill, Glenn County, California, USA
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘRedington Mine (Boston Mine; Knoxville Mine; Excellsior Mine), Knoxville, Knoxville Mining District, Napa County, California, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBrown and Moore prospect, Sugarloaf Hill, Glenn County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 89-99
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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