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Cryptomelane from
Coon Creek Mine, Shady, Polk County, Arkansas, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Cryptomelane
Formula:K(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Comments:Occurs in fractures in Arkansas Novaculite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cryptomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Coon Creek Mine, Shady, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59187:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cryptomelane
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘLost Hachet Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘNorth Mountain Mine (Stenger Mine; Copper Lume Mine), North Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘE. S. White Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mountain (Blaylock Mountain), Polk County, Arkansas, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘStill Mine, Hogpen Mountain, Langley, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘHog Pen Mountain Mine, Langley, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘPickel Mine (Pickell prospect), Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘR. M. Cogburn Mine (Cogburn Mine), Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Pike County, Arkansas, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) ⓘEagle Mine, Ouachita Mountains Manganese Mining District, Polk County, Arkansas, USA
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