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


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodochrosite
Spessartine
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite 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:329128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329128:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘStrickland prospect (Strickland deposit; Mabold and Camin prospect), Feliciana Mountain, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘBronsen Manganese claim, Quartzburg, Hornitos Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘDonnelly Carrier prospect (Donnelly property), Sweetwater Point, Jerseydale Mining District, East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘWonder deposit, Groveland, Big Oak Flat Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCaldwell Mine (Daly Mine), Granite Springs, Granite Springs Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘRobie prospect (Robie property; Miles), Granite Springs, Granite Springs Mining District, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
27.8km (17.2 miles) ⓘHughes Mine (Hughes property), Domingo Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘHog Mountain prospect (Hog Mountain claim), Hog Mountain, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘWest deposit (West prospect), Tuolumne, Soulsbyville & Confidence Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne County, California, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘStonewall Mine (Pedro prospect; Pedro claim), Browns Flat, Columbia Mining District, East Belt, Tuolumne 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
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 108-112
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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