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Chlorite Group from
Manga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:565583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:565583:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSmith prospect, Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Smith prospect), Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘSpring Hill Mine, Spring Hill vein, Grass Valley, Grass Valley Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘOphir Mining District (Auburn Mining District; Duncan Hill Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘWestern World Mine (Dempsey Ranch prospect), Smartville, Smartville Mining District, Yuba County, California, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘMayflower Mine (Enterprise Mine; Kellogg; Backman/Greenman/Sandoe; Little Wolf/Red Rose/Enterprise; Alaska/Hickson/Nute/Richards; Wisconsin claims), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘGold Run Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘManzanita Placer Mine (Manzanita Mining Co. property), Nevada City, Nevada City Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘFrench Corral Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
References
Flohr, Marta J. K. (1992) Geochemistry and origin of the Bald Knob manganese deposit, North Carolina. Economic Geology, 87 (8) 2023-2040 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.8.2023
Flohr, Marta J.K., Huebner, J.Stephen (1992) Mineralogy and geochemistry of two metamorphosed sedimentary manganese deposits, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Lithos, 29 (1) 57-85 doi:10.1016/0024-4937(92)90034-v
 
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