A former Cr mine located in sec. 9, T16N, R6W, MDM, 0.7 km (2,300 feet) NW of Cooks Mountain (said to be NW of Cooks Springs). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 100 meters.

Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).

Workings include unspecified underground openings.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Chromite

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

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

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10211680

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

Coast MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

California Coast RangesAccretionary Complex
Franciscan DomainDomain
Round Valley BasinBasin

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.p.60110017

California Division of Mines Economic Mineral Map of California No. 3 - Chromium (1942).

Wells, F.G. and Cater, F.W. (1950) Chromite deposits of Siskiyou County, California. California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part 1, chapter 2: 9, figure 1.

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

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