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Psilomelane from
West Ore Bank Manganese, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA


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Psilomelane, etc.

West Ore Bank Manganese, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
09533810017364609933059.jpg
Psilomelane, etc.

West Ore Bank Manganese, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
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Psilomelane, etc.

West Ore Bank Manganese, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view West Ore Bank Manganese, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419626
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419626:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBaptist Hollow Deposit (Old Embree Iron Company Workings), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘWest Baptist Hollow Manganese Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEast Baptist Hollow Manganese Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘBritt Mine, Unicoi Mining District, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘJohn and Susan Brummett Mine, Unicoi Mining District, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘHodge Manganese Prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘTreadway Manganese Prospect, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘWinter Manganese Mine (Taylor; Powder Branch Mine; Patton Manganese Mine), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘHyder Prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘJenkins Manganese Mine, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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