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Liberty Chrome Mine, Stonyford, Coast Ranges, Colusa County, California, USAi
Regional Level Types
Liberty Chrome MineMine
StonyfordCensus-designated Place
Coast Ranges- not defined -
Colusa CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 24' 27'' North , 122° 31' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.40750,-122.52556
GeoHash:
G#: 9r0b5vgt7
GRN:
N27W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stonyford149 (2011)3.9km
Lodoga197 (2011)12.2km
Elk Creek163 (2011)22.0km
Willows6,069 (2017)31.3km
Maxwell1,103 (2011)32.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
73324
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:73324:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cr occurrence located in T18N, R6W, MDM (exact location unknown; approximate location put at the center of T18N, R6W), about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) NNE of Stonyford, along Little Stony Creek. Owned by Wesley Bradley, Stonyford (1918). MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Local rocks include Jurassic marine rocks, unit 2 (Coast Ranges).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10043392

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References

Logan, C.A. (1918), Chromium, in: Bradley, W.W. et al, Manganese and Chromium in California, California State Mining Bureau Bulletin 76: 123, 124, 127.
Dow, D.H. & T.P. Thayer (1946), Chromite deposits of the northern Coast Ranges of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part 2, chapter 1: 8, 9, 30.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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