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Psilomelane from
Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chocolate Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:654334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:654334:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBox Canyon Mine (Shaver Well; North Star), Blake Hill, Mecca Hills, Riverside County, California, USA
58.3km (36.2 miles) ⓘBlack Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘPalen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘChocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
63.0km (39.1 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mn occurrence [1], Tadpole Tank, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
67.8km (42.2 miles) ⓘBlack Ace Mine (Doran Mine; Black Ace claim; New Ace No. 1 claim), Packard Well, Palen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
71.2km (44.3 miles) ⓘLugo Mine (American No. 3; Palo Verde Mine; Lost Donkey Mine; Jack Ass Mine; McIntyre Manganese deposit; McIntyre-Lugo), Palo Verde Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘGroce Mine (Parsons Mine; Black Strike claim; Black Strike deposit; Grosse Mine; Arlington Group Mines), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
71.9km (44.7 miles) ⓘManganese Canyon Mine (Manganese Canyon group; Social Manganese Mine; Social Bray), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine (Black Jack group), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W., et al (1918), Manganese and chromium in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 76: 34, 35
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 297.
 
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