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Gila area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 59' 7'' North , 112° 30' 36'' West (est.)
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3 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Description: Secondary mineral; abundant in veinlets and bunches in ore.
Reference: Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 133-134.
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
Description: Occurs as microscopic crystals in the interstices of psilomelane, associated with the soft amorphous pyrolusite.
Reference: Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 133-134.
β“˜ 'Psilomelane'
Formula: Mn, O
Description: Most abundant manganese oxide as small nodules in the ore.
Reference: Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 133-134.
β“˜ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: Soft, amorphous.
Reference: Jones, E.L., Jr. & F.L. Ransome (1920), Deposits of manganese ore in Arizona, USGS Bull. 710-D: 133-134.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Psilomelane'-Mn, O

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
AX2
β“˜Pyrolusite4.4.1.4Mn4+O2
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL
XO(OH)
β“˜Manganite6.1.3.1Mn3+O(OH)
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
β“˜Calcite14.1.1.1CaCO3
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜'Psilomelane'-Mn, O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ PsilomelaneMn, O
Oβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ PsilomelaneMn, O
Mnβ“˜ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)

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