| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Columbite-(Mn) |
| Formula: | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Comments: | 30% Ta-rich, high in Mn and poor in Fe. Occurs as fan-shaped masses of radiating crystals up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) in an albite-quartz mixture in pegmatite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Albite
Quartz
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| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Columbite-(Mn) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fano Mine (Big Pink claim; Fano-Simmons Mine; Little Blue claim; MS 4800; Simmons Mine), Little Cahuilla Mountain, Cahuilla Mining District, Riverside County, California, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 669427 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:669427:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 49a373a3-51e1-431b-b363-133a677f78ba |
| Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Mn) |
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| 27.7km (17.2 miles) | ⓘBlue Lady Mine (Blue Tourmaline claim; Blue Bell deposit; Blue Bell mine; Exposition claim; Panama claim; San Diego claim; San Diego group), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘOceanview Mine (MS 6452; MS 6848; Ocean View Mine), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 34.5km (21.4 miles) | ⓘElizabeth R. Mine (Hazel W. claim), Chief Mountain, Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 34.6km (21.5 miles) | ⓘWhite Queen Mine (Queen mine; White Queen prospect), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 35.8km (22.3 miles) | ⓘStewart Mine, Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 43.8km (27.2 miles) | ⓘHimalaya Mine, Gem Hill, Mesa Grande Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 60.9km (37.8 miles) | ⓘHercules Mine (Beryl claim; Hercules claim; Hercules group; Hercules prospect), Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
| 61.0km (37.9 miles) | ⓘLittle Three Mine, Ramona, Ramona Mining District, San Diego County, California, USA |
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