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Rhodochrosite from
Big Little Bear Calaveras Manganese claim (Big Little Bear property; Big Little Bear Mine), Lost City, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Colour:Light brownish gray
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bementite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Little Bear Calaveras Manganese claim (Big Little Bear property; Big Little Bear Mine), Lost City, West Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649316
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649316:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘKellogg Mine (Kellogg property; Vanella Mine; Manilla property), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘLubanko prospect, Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘGermolis prospect (Rodon; Rodonick; Germolie; Cormolis), Fiddletown (Oleta), Fiddletown Mining District (Oleta Mining District), Amador County, California, USA
51.1km (31.7 miles) ⓘHughes Mine (Hughes property), Domingo Peak, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
77.2km (48.0 miles) ⓘSurprise claim (Surprise claims; M-Q prospect), Quartz Mountain [1], East Belt, Mariposa County, California, USA
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘMoran Brothers Mine (Moy Mine; Stanislaus County occurrence), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
86.8km (54.0 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘFabian Mine, Castle Rock, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘLadd Mine (Old Ladd Mine; Corral Hollow Mine; Carral Hollow Mine), Castle Rock, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
88.1km (54.8 miles) ⓘCummings Mine (Cummings lease; Section 13; Lone Tree; Winship property), Eagle Mountain, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
References
Trask, Parker Davies, Ivan F. Wilson & F.S. Simons (1943), Manganese deposits of California – a summary report: California Division Mines Bulletin 125: 60
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 101, 320
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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