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Cryptomelane from
No. 4 claim, Escabrosa Ridge, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Jacobsite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view No. 4 claim, Escabrosa Ridge, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:536022
Long-form Identifier:1:3:536022:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
33.0km (20.5 miles) ⓘSan Diego Mine, Tombstone Extension Mines, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘGallagher Vanadium & Rare Minerals Corp Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘManila Mine, Tombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
35.8km (22.2 miles) ⓘTombstone Mining District, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
74.9km (46.5 miles) ⓘStella Blue Mine (Patagonia Mine), Mowry Hill, Mowry Wash, Mowry, Patagonia Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
76.0km (47.2 miles) ⓘSalvador Mine (Salvadore Mine; San Salvador Mine), Hermosa group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw Mining District, Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
References
Grant, Raymond W., Bideaux, R.A., Williams, S.A. (2005) Minerals Added to the Arizona List 1995-2005 (1st ed.)
 
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