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


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodochrosite
Rhodonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine 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:329127
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329127:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWonder deposit, Groveland, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘWest deposit (West prospect), Tuolumne, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) ⓘKrohn prospect, Potter Ridge Mining District, Coarsegold Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘWindeler claims (Windeler deposit), American Camp Station, American Camp Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
56.7km (35.2 miles) ⓘYukon Jake Mike (Teaford prospect; Stewart & Nuss prospect), Coarsegold, Coarsegold Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘHarrington prospect (Harrington deposit; Manganese Mine claim), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘAirola Mine (Airola deposit), Angels Camp area, Calaveras County, California, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘCarley Mine (Carley prospect), La Honda Park, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
65.1km (40.5 miles) ⓘHauselt prospect (Hauselt patent; Hauselt Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘZurcher Mine (Zurcher prospect; Zurcher property; Quarry No. 1), Sheep Ranch, Mountain Ranch Mining District, East Belt, Calaveras 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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