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Psilomelane from
Box Canyon Mine (Shaver Well; North Star), Blake Hill, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Box Canyon Mine (Shaver Well; North Star), Blake Hill, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331422:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘChocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘPalen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
85.2km (52.9 miles) ⓘBlack Ace Mine (Doran Mine; Black Ace claim; New Ace No. 1 claim), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
92.4km (57.4 miles) ⓘBlack Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
93.9km (58.4 miles) ⓘGroce Mine (Parsons Mine; Black Strike claim; Black Strike deposit; Grosse Mine; Arlington Group Mines), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘManganese Canyon Mine (Manganese Canyon group; Social Manganese Mine; Social Bray), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
94.5km (58.7 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine (Black Jack group), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) ⓘChocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mn occurrence [1], Tadpole Tank, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
98.1km (61.0 miles) ⓘBertha group, Midland, Little Maria Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
References
Tucker, W. B. (1945): Mineral resources of the Riverside county. In: California Journal of Mines and Geology, Volume 41, p. 150.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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