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Manganite from
Doe Valley Mine (Fritz Mine), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Manganite
Formula:Mn3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Manganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doe Valley Mine (Fritz Mine), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:948181
Long-form Identifier:1:3:948181:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Manganite
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘWilson Hill Mine No. 1, Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘDry Run Mine (Young Mine), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Shady Valley Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘGoss Mine (Moody prospect), Butler Mining District, Johnson County, Tennessee, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘElk Manganese Mine, Butler Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘKeenburg prospect, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
35.3km (21.9 miles) ⓘWinter Manganese Mine (Taylor; Powder Branch Mine; Patton Manganese Mine), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
43.0km (26.7 miles) ⓘJohn and Susan Brummett Mine, Unicoi Mining District, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘBritt Mine, Unicoi Mining District, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
55.6km (34.6 miles) ⓘCalhoun Prospect, Rye Valley Lead-Zinc Mining District, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
References
Stose, G.W.; Schrader, F.C. (1923) Manganese deposits of east Tennessee. Bulletin 737. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b737
 
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