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Rhodochrosite from
Cummings Mine (Cummings lease; Section 13; Lone Tree; Winship property), Eagle Mountain, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Comments:Occurs mixed with bementite.
Colour:Gray
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Bementite
Inesite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cummings Mine (Cummings lease; Section 13; Lone Tree; Winship property), Eagle Mountain, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667779
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667779:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘLadd Mine (Old Ladd Mine; Corral Hollow Mine; Carral Hollow Mine), Castle Rock, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘFabian Mine, Castle Rock, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘScott prospect, Eagle Mountain, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, San Joaquin County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘChaney Winship-Doak Mine (Winship-Donovan Mine; Chaney deposit; Chaney lease), Tesla, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine (Buckeye Mines; Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMoran Brothers Mine (Moy Mine; Stanislaus County occurrence), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘNelson Bailey Mine (Nelson lease; Bailey Mine; Newhall Mine), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘArroyo Mocho Road occurrence (Mines Road ?), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘCamp 9 deposit (Camp 9 Merchant; Cummings), Mendenhall Springs, Livermore Mining District (Tesla District), Alameda County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘSection 14 Mine (Section 14 deposit), Sugarloaf Butte, Cedar Mountain Mining District, Alameda County, California, USA
References
Volin, M.E. & E.J. Matson (1949), Investigation of the Ladd manganese deposits San Joaquin County, California: US Bureau Mines Report of Investigation 4580: 5
Trask, Parker Davies (1950) Geologic description of the manganese deposits of California. California Division of Mines Bulletin 152, 378 pp.: 217, 221-224
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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