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Bementite from
Lucky Bill prospect (Lucky Bill property; Johnston; Old Bill Mine; Old Bill prospect; Old Bill property), Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Bementite
Formula:Mn7Si6O15(OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Rhodonite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bementite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lucky Bill prospect (Lucky Bill property; Johnston; Old Bill Mine; Old Bill prospect; Old Bill property), Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335185
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335185:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Bementite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSpider Mine (Spider claim; Spider prospect; Caudwell claim; Goat Camp claims), Pony Buck Peak, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘGoat Camp claim, Dead Horse Ridge, Harrison Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘManganese Queen Mine (Manganese Queen property), Dubakella Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘDouble-A prospect (Double A prospect), Van Horn Peak, Trinity County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘYolla Bolly Mountain claims (Lonesome Pine; Black Diamond; Black Pearl; Bertha property; Dahrman claim; Emma claim; Emma property; Reliance and Superior claims), Chicago Rock, Trinity County, California, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [2], Horsehead Mountain, Trinity County, California, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘManganese King Mine, Tedoc Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Tehama County, California, USA
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘArmstrong No. 2 prospect (Savage Nos. 2 and 3 prospects), Armstrong property, Shannon Butte, Trinity County, California, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘRainy Day claim (Rainy Day property), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Blue Jay claim; Blue Bird Mine; McKnight; McKnight), Three Forks, Trinity 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: 60, 194-206
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 302-337
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 101, 321
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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