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Cryptomelane from
Bell Mine, Campbell County, Virginia, 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 Bell Mine, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:367376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:367376:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘMortimer Mines, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘPiedmont Manganese Mine (Myers; Lerner), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘBishop Mine, Lynch Station, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘStonewall Manganese Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mines, Beckham, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
66.7km (41.5 miles) ⓘKelly Bank mine, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘMine Bank (Pekin Mine; Pulaski Mine), Augusta County, Virginia, USA
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘLyndhurst-Vesuvius, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
82.6km (51.3 miles) ⓘRobinson Hollow Prospect, Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘRed Brush Mine (Peters Hill), Craig County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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