Club	Location	Distance
Skagit Rock and Gem Club	Mt. Vernon, Washington	39km
North Puget Sound Facetors Guild	Mount Vernon, Washington	40km
Mount Baker Rock And Gem Club	Bellingham, Washington	46km
Darrington Rock & Gem Club	Darrington, Washington	47km

Mindat Locality ID:

17679

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:17679:5

GUID (UUID V4):

Below Three Lakes chromiferous olivine was mined by Northwest Olivine International.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

Cannon, Bart (1975) Minerals of Washington. Cordilleran, Mercer Island, WA.

ⓘ 'Olivine Group'

Formula: M₂SiO₄

References:

Lucas, J.M. (1975) The Availability of Nickel, Chromium, and Silver in Washington. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 75-14, 145 pages.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Olivine Group'	-	M₂SiO₄

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Olivine Group	M₂SiO₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄

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References

Valentine, Grant M., Huntting, Marshall T. (1960) Part II - Metallic Minerals, in Inventory of Washington Minerals. Vol II. Bulletin 37, Washington Geological Survey.

Lucas, J.M. (1975) The Availability of Nickel, Chromium, and Silver in Washington. Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report 75-14, 145 pages.

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