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Psilomelane from
Black Wonder section 28 group (Triple Jump claim; Black Eagle; may be: Cottonwood claims; Cottonwood deposit), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA


Classification
Species:'Psilomelane' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Psilomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Wonder section 28 group (Triple Jump claim; Black Eagle; may be: Cottonwood claims; Cottonwood deposit), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1213914
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1213914:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
1.4km (0.9 miles) Murmac group (Patterson; Chicago claims), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Mary Lou No. 1 claim (Black Wonder prospect; Park group), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) Gerber deposit (Naval Bombing Range No. 1; Black Wonder), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Keller Mine group (Dead Oak and Black Horse claims), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Mexican prospect No. 1 (Mexican deposit C of Black Wonder), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) Jones group (Jones property; Jones group Nos.1-9; Jones deposits East - Iⅈ Jones deposits West - No. III; IV; V), Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) Mexican prospect No. 3 (Mexican deposit A of Black Wonder), Black Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) Acme Lode claim (Acme lode), Red Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) Fable Mine (Pacific Magnesite Company; Camp Bessie; Maltby; American Magnesite Company; Western Magnesite Development Company), Eylar Mountain, Black Wonder Mining District, Santa Clara County, California, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) Coast Manganese Mine (Wright Mine), Mount Oso, Ladd-Buckeye Mining District, Stanislaus County, California, USA
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