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Rhodochrosite from
Surprise claim (Surprise claims; M-Q prospect), Quartz Mountain [1], East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodonite
Spessartine
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Surprise claim (Surprise claims; M-Q prospect), Quartz Mountain [1], East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329126:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
27.8km (17.2 miles) ⓘHughes Mine (Hughes property), Domingo Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘKellogg Mine (Kellogg property; Vanella Mine; Manilla property), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘBig Little Bear Calaveras Manganese claim (Big Little Bear property; Big Little Bear Mine), Lost City, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘAgnew Meadow Mine (Agnew Meadow Manganese prospect/deposit; Mammoth Lakes), Olaine Lake, Agnew Meadows, 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: 132
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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