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Psilomelane from
Black Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Widow Mine (Black Angus Mine; Angus No. 2), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1109853
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1109853:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Psilomelane
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘChocolate Drop group (Chocolate Drop claim; Black Queen claim; Black Jack claim; Big Bear claim; War Eagle; Black Point; Dixie Queen; Alaskan; McKinney; Tadpole; Big Bear; Chipmunk; Chipmunk and Laskin; Ebony Group; Chocolate Drop Mine), Thumb Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘUnspecified Mn occurrence [1], Tadpole Tank, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘLugo Mine (American No. 3; Palo Verde Mine; Lost Donkey Mine; Jack Ass Mine; McIntyre Manganese deposit; McIntyre-Lugo), Palo Verde Peak, Palo Verde Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Imperial County, California, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Mine group, Hidden Valley, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘAndrus claims, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘABC Mine, Trigo Mountains Mining District (Cibola Mining District), La Paz County, Arizona, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) ⓘPalen Mountains, Riverside County, California, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘGroce Mine (Parsons Mine; Black Strike claim; Black Strike deposit; Grosse Mine; Arlington Group Mines), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘBlack Jack Mine (Black Jack group), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘManganese Canyon Mine (Manganese Canyon group; Social Manganese Mine; Social Bray), Arlington Black Jack deposit (Arlington-Blackjack Mine; Blackjack Mine; Arlington Group Mines), McCoy Spring, Arlington District (Ironwood District), McCoy Mts (Ironwood Mts), Riverside County, California, USA
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