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Walnut Grove Mining District, Alabama, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° North , 86° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~26km
GRN:
N23W52
Type:
Mining District
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
65585
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:65585:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


19 km west of Attalla
Northwest slope of Red Mountain. Residual manganese deposits on Fort Payne chert.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘManganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3

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