Sonsela Butte Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USAi
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35° North , 109° West (est.)
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~216km
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ⓘ Manganite Formula: Mn3+O(OH) Locality: Sonsela Butte deposit, Sonsela Buttes, Sonsela Butte Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USA Reference: Mayo, E.B. (1956), Metalliferous minerals and mineral fuels, Mineral Resources, Vol. No. 1: 39; Farnham, L.L., et al (1961), Manganese deposits of eastern Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 7990: 4-8. |
ⓘ 'Psilomelane' Formula: Mn, O Locality: Sonsela Butte deposit, Sonsela Buttes, Sonsela Butte Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USA Description: As a filling in pore spaces between pebbles or fragments in sandstones and conglomerates. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 338; Mayo, E.B. (1955b), Manganese, in Mineral resources of the Navajo-Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona-Utah, vol. 1, Univ. AZ, Tucson: 39-47.; Mayo, E.B. (1956), Metalliferous minerals and mineral fuels, Mineral Resources, Vol. No. 1: 39; Farnham, L.L., et al (1961), Manganese deposits of eastern Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 7990: 4-8. |
ⓘ Pyrolusite Formula: Mn4+O2 Locality: Sonsela Butte deposit, Sonsela Buttes, Sonsela Butte Mining District, Apache Co., Arizona, USA Description: As a filling in pore spaces between pebbles or fragments in sandstones and conglomerates. Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd.ed.: 338, 343; Mayo, E.B. (1955b), Manganese, in Mineral resources of the Navajo-Hopi Indian Reservations, Arizona-Utah, vol. 1, Univ. AZ, Tucson: 39-47.; Mayo, E.B. (1956), Metalliferous minerals and mineral fuels, Mineral Resources, Vol. No. 1: 39; Farnham, L.L., et al (1961), Manganese deposits of eastern Arizona, US Bur. Mines Info. Circ. 7990: 4-8. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Manganite | 4.FD.15 | Mn3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | Mn, O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrolusite | 4.4.1.4 | Mn4+O2 |
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
XO(OH) | |||
ⓘ | Manganite | 6.1.3.1 | Mn3+O(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - | Mn, O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Psilomelane | Mn, O |
O | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
O | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Psilomelane | Mn, O |
Mn | ⓘ Pyrolusite | Mn4+O2 |
Mn | ⓘ Manganite | Mn3+O(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Welty, J.W., Reynolds, S.J., Keith, S.B., Gest, D.E., Trapp, R.A., and DeWitt, Ed (1985) Mine index for metallic mineral districts of Arizona: Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology Bulletin 196, 92 p.: 4. (district establishment)
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