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Cryptomelane from
Neely Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Neely Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737166
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737166:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘEast Tank Hollow Prospect, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHogback Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBelle Hawkins Mine (Wright Mine), Mountain City Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘHutton Prospect, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘDeans Branch Prospect, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘAtkins Mine, Glade Mountain, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘUmbarger Mine (Greene Mine Local Name), Pulaski-Wythe Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘGlade Mountain Mine 1910 (Wedlight Mine; Langley Mine), Pulaski-Smyth Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘHop Winn Mine, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
58.1km (36.1 miles) ⓘSam Brummett Prospect (Sam Brummett manganese mine), Unicoi Mining District, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
References
Paris, Travis A. (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (4) 300-329 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517132
 
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