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Manganese Cave Mine (Harvey Mine; Penters Bluff Cave Mine), Independence County, Arkansas, USAi
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Manganese Cave Mine (Harvey Mine; Penters Bluff Cave Mine), Batesville Mining District, Arkansas, USA

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 52' 7'' North , 91° 50' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1917 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cushman453 (2018)7.7km
Mount Pleasant403 (2017)12.8km
Batesville10,668 (2017)21.0km
Sidney185 (2017)22.0km
Melbourne1,779 (2017)22.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
346942
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346942:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Mining began in 1917, by J.B.Harvey.
The cave was later discovered in 1918 while prospecting a sink hole.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hausmannite4.BB.10Mn2+Mn3+2O4
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'Psilomelane'-
'Manganese Oxides'-

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OOxygen
O HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4
MnManganese
Mn HausmanniteMn2+Mn23+O4

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