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Braunite from
Shell View deposits (Shellview claims), Kekawaka, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shell View deposits (Shellview claims), Kekawaka, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678945
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678945:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘFort Seward Mine (Woods Mine), Fort Seward, Humboldt County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Mine (Blue Jay claim; Blue Bird Mine; McKnight; McKnight), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘYolla Bolly Mountain claims (Lonesome Pine; Black Diamond; Black Pearl; Bertha property; Dahrman claim; Emma claim; Emma property; Reliance and Superior claims), Chicago Rock, Trinity County, California, USA
43.7km (27.1 miles) ⓘManganese Queen Mine (Manganese Queen property), Dubakella Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Trinity 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: 90
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 114
 
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