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Manganite from
Calhoun Prospect, Rye Valley Lead-Zinc Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Manganite
Formula:Mn3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Manganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calhoun Prospect, Rye Valley Lead-Zinc Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368828
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368828:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Manganite
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘWedlight Mine 1945 (Langley Mine), Pulaski-Smyth Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘEagle Cliff Mine, Pulaski-Wythe Mining District, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘSuiter West Mine, Round Mt, Round Mountain Mining District, Bland County, Virginia, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘBig Ridge Prospect, Bland County, Virginia, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘDoe Valley Mine (Fritz Mine), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘWilson Hill Mine No. 1, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘDry Run Mine (Young Mine), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘGoss Mine (Moody prospect), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘElk Manganese Mine, Butler Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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