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Rhodochrosite from
Lubanko prospect, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lubanko prospect, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638544
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638544:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGermolis prospect (Rodon; Rodonick; Germolie; Cormolis), Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘBig Little Bear Calaveras Manganese claim (Big Little Bear property; Big Little Bear Mine), Lost City, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘKellogg Mine (Kellogg property; Vanella Mine; Manilla property), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘSmith Mine (Smith prospect), Higgins Corner, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
70.7km (44.0 miles) ⓘSmith prospect, Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
73.1km (45.4 miles) ⓘManga-Chrome Mine (Manga Chrome; Magna-Chrome Mine; Duggan Mine; Steams and Owens [?]), Limekiln, Spenceville Mining District, Nevada County, California, USA
86.5km (53.8 miles) ⓘHughes Mine (Hughes property), Domingo Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
93.3km (58.0 miles) ⓘAdvance Mine (Zaca Mine; Zaca group; North Advance Mine; Collosus Mine; Colorado No. 2 Mine; Tarshish Mine), Colorado Hill, Loope (Monitor; Loopeville), Monitor - Mogul Mining District, Alpine County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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