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Rhodonite from
Clemens deposit (Clemens claim), Challenge, Forbestown Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clemens deposit (Clemens claim), Challenge, Forbestown Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:336142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:336142:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBear Canyon Mine, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘBinet prospect, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘPaine Brothers Mine (Paine Bros; Paine Brs.; Paine), Lake City, North Bloomfield Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘBlack Ledge occurrence, You Bet (Chalk Bluffs), You Bet Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘRyan prospect (Ryan Bartholf & Veach; You Bet; Midway claim; Negro Heaven claim; Bluebird claim), You Bet (Chalk Bluffs), You Bet Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘManga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘDiadem lode deposit (Diadon lode; Sierra Manganese deposit), Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘPenrose lode, Mumford Hill, Edmanton, Meadow Valley, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘSmith prospect, Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Smith prospect), Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada 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: 208
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 323
 
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