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Arrow Point Chrome prospect, Pony Buck Peak, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USAi
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Pony Buck PeakPeak
Klamath MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 15' 29'' North , 123° 2' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.25806,-123.04833
GeoHash:
G#: 9r0mpbybn
GRN:
N27W68
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ruth195 (2011)23.2km
Hayfork2,368 (2011)34.8km
Mad River420 (2011)44.7km
Douglas City713 (2011)44.7km
Hyampom241 (2011)52.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
96078
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96078:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cr occurrence/mine located in sec. 24, T28N, R11W, MDM (assumed spot at center of SW¼, sec. 24), 0.5 km (1,500 feet) NW of Pony Buck Peak, in the headwaters area of Dark Canyon Creek (3 miles SW of Round Mountain, on the SE slope of Dark Canyon Creek), near the Tehama County line. Discovered in 1939 by Floyd Sublett, Redding, California. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

The ore body is podiform. The deposit occurs in one of several dike-like peridotite bodies that are NW-trending across central to SW Trinity County. ocal rocks include Paleozoic marine rocks, undivided, unit 9 (Western Klamath Mountains).

Only discovery work has been done.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

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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:10043520

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References

(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061050320
Averill, Charles Volney (1941) Mineral Resources of Trinity County. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 37 (1). 8-89pages 16, 17
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
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