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Cryptomelane from
Frank Brunson Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Comments:Occurs in fractured Arkansas Novaculite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Frank Brunson Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:65573
Long-form Identifier:1:3:65573:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘWatkins-White Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘKettleberger Mine (Reynolds Mountain Mine), Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘFagen Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘBrushy Mountain Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘR. M. Cogburn Mine (Cogburn Mine), Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘHog Pen Mountain Mine, Langley, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘStill Mine, Hogpen Mountain, Langley, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘNorth Mountain Mine (Stenger Mine; Copper Lume Mine), North Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘCoon Creek Mine, Shady, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
References
Rocks & min.:63:118
Stroud(1977).
 
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