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Spessartine from
Big Bullet Manganese claims (Big Bullett deposit; Big Bullett claims), Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs as white, fine-grained material which is the matrix for the Mn oxides.
Colour:White
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Bullet Manganese claims (Big Bullett deposit; Big Bullett claims), Dos Palmas District, Orocopia Mts (Dos Palmas Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649265
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649265:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘGarnet Hill, Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘBlue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘCarmelita Mine (Big Spring mine; Blue Gem claim; Crest Gem mine; Elinor deposit; Elinor mine; Estudillo mine; French Pete mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘLithia Dike Mine (Lithia Dyke claim), Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Piemontite occurrence [1] (San Gorgonio Pass), Whitewater (White Water), Riverside County, California, USA
85.5km (53.1 miles) ⓘAudrey Lynn Mine (Audrey Lynne Mine; Jumping Joe claims), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘMaple Lode Mine (Maple claim), Aguanga Mountain, Oak Grove, Aguanga Mountain Mining District (Smith Mountain Mining District), San Diego County, California, USA
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘAnita Mine (Magee Mine; Magee & Dougherty Mine; Sage Mine), Red Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
95.5km (59.3 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
References
Saul, R.B., Evans, J.R., and Gray, C.H. (1970) Mines and mineral resources of Riverside County. California Division of Mines and Geology County Report 9. Unpublished manuscript: 961
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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