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Rhodonite from
Sunset group (Sunset property), Canyondam, Almanor Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA


Classification
Species:Rhodonite
Formula:CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sunset group (Sunset property), Canyondam, Almanor Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682180
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682180:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘIron Queen Mine (Iron Queen prospect), Greenville, Plumas County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘBurch and Woody Mine (Burch and Woody prospect; Burch prospect; Woody prospect), Moccasin, Plumas County, California, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘDickie Bird Mine (Dickie Bird deposit), Moccasin, Plumas County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘValley View Mine, Greenville, Plumas County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘLakeview Valley VI Mine (Western Manganese Mine; Noble lease; EW; Braito Mine; Dixie Creek; Feather River; Iron Dyke Mine), Moccasin, Plumas County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘRush Creek, Virgilia, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘCannon deposit (Cannon property), Crescent Mills, Plumas County, California, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘLost Soldier deposit (Lost Soldier Mine), Mount Hough, Plumas County, California, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Lake Mine (Mount Hough Mine; Myton Mine; Kloppenberg Mine), Mount Hough, Plumas County, California, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine, Grizzly Peak, Plumas 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: 151-153
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 322.
 
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