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Rhodonite from
Unnamed Mn occurrence [1], Ellis Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Comments:Coarse, massive material. Contact metamorphic mineral here.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Mn occurrence [1], Ellis Mountain, Tulare County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678445
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678445:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [3], Badger, Tulare County, California, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘTrewick - Houghton property (Trewick-Houghton prospect; Trewick claim; Trewick deposit), Clingans Junction, Fresno County, California, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘGill Ranch deposit (Gill Ranch prospect), Mirador, Tulare County, California, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘWoods property (Woods claim), Hog Mountain, Fresno County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘCrisle prospect (Crisle claim; Crisle Mine), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘPrice prospect, Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
51.7km (32.2 miles) ⓘMcMurtry Mine (McMurtry claim; McMurty prospect; Murty claim), Trimmer, Fresno County, California, USA
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘHarper prospect (Harper claim), Watts Valley, Fresno County, California, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘHazelton and Kennedy claim, Hildreth, Hildreth Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
99.0km (61.5 miles) ⓘYukon Jake Mike (Teaford prospect; Stewart & Nuss prospect), Coarsegold, Coarsegold Mining District, Madera County, California, USA
References
Sterrett, Douglas Bovard (1912), Gems and precious stones: Mineral Resources U.S., 1911, part 2: 1063
Tucker, W. Burling (1919), El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Tehama, and Tulare Counties: California Mining Bureau. Report 15: 911
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 323
 
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