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Rhodochrosite from
Evans Manganese prospect (Evans prospect), Devils Canyon, Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Comments:Occurs as spherules.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Evans Manganese prospect (Evans prospect), Devils Canyon, Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329709
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329709:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘHearst Ranch-Marmolejo Creek deposit (Hearst Ranch prospect), Hearst Ranch, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘTobacco Creek prospect (Tobacco Creek Mine), San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
76.7km (47.6 miles) ⓘWelch Mine (Noble Electric Steel Company Mine / property), Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘO'Connor Ranch deposits (Mount Bishop Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘStaneuche Mine (Staneuche Manganese deposits; E.& W. deposits; East & West deposits), Prefumo Canyon, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 153-154
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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