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Columbite-(Mn) from
Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA


Locality type:Mining District
Classification
Species:Columbite-(Mn)
Formula:Mn2+Nb2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz3
Muscovite2
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-(Mn) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96750:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Columbite-(Mn) in this Region
Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Oceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings), Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Oceanview Mine (MS 6452; MS 6848; Ocean View Mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Mn)
2.2km (1.4 miles) Stewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) Oceanview Mine (Oceanview adits; new Oceanview workings), Elizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) Oceanview Mine (MS 6452; MS 6848; Ocean View Mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) White Queen Mine, Hiriart Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) Himalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) Fano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) Blue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) Hercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) Little Three Mine, Little Three Mine area, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA
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