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Cryptomelane from
Umbarger Mine (Greene Mine Local Name), Pulaski-Wythe Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Umbarger Mine (Greene Mine Local Name), Pulaski-Wythe Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:367386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:367386:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAtkins Mine, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘGlade Mountain Mine 1910 (Wedlight Mine; Langley Mine), Pulaski-Smyth Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
10.9km (6.7 miles) ⓘHop Winn Mine, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘHutton Prospect, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘDeans Branch Prospect, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘBelle Hawkins Mine (Wright Mine), Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘNeely Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘEast Tank Hollow Prospect, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘHogback Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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