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Chromium (commodity) from
Midnight Claim (Black Beauty; Myrtle Creek), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Commodity:Chromium (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Chromium (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Midnight Claim (Black Beauty; Myrtle Creek), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1151068
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1151068:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Chromium (commodity)
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘRobbin Prospect (Jim Bus; Illinois Chrome Mine; Midnight; Lucky Star; McClung - Krueger), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMule Shoe Claim (Myrtle Creek), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘNichols Place Occurrence, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLow Ridge Claim (Sally Ann Claim), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘGray Buck Group Group, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘBlack Otter Claim, Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘBig Buck Claim, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘJack Shade Chromite (Black Prince; Hot Dog; Grants Pass Chrome Company), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLeaning Pine Prospect, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘCarter Creek Prospect, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
 
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