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Rhodonite from
Blue Jay Mine (Blue Jay claim; Blue Bird Mine; McKnight; McKnight), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Blue Jay Mine (Blue Jay claim; Blue Bird Mine; McKnight; McKnight), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:770095
Long-form Identifier:1:3:770095:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodonite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘRainy Day claim (Rainy Day property), Three Forks, Trinity County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘDouble-A prospect (Double A prospect), Van Horn Peak, Trinity County, California, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mn occurrence [2], Horsehead Mountain, Trinity County, California, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘSpider Mine (Spider claim; Spider prospect; Caudwell claim; Goat Camp claims), Pony Buck Peak, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘShell View No. 2 deposit, Shell View deposits (Shellview claims), Kekawaka, Trinity County, California, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘLucky Bill prospect (Lucky Bill property; Johnston; Old Bill Mine; Old Bill prospect; Old Bill property), Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGoat Camp claim, Dead Horse Ridge, Harrison Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘThe Manganese claim, Forest Glen, South Fork Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘVictor Mine (Victor claim), Dead Horse Ridge, Harrison Gulch Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘManganese Queen Mine (Manganese Queen property), Dubakella Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
Huebner, J. Stephen
protoliths in the Franciscan Complex, California
USGS Professional Paper 1502.
Flohr, Marta J. (1990) Microbanded manganese formations
 
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