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Chromite from
Big Red Mountain Chrome Mines (Claim No. 1; Red Mountain claim), Red Mountain area, Rocky Saddle, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Red Mountain Chrome Mines (Claim No. 1; Red Mountain claim), Red Mountain area, Rocky Saddle, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323191
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323191:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘMud Spring Mine, Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPecwan Mine (Pecwan deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
16.2km (10.0 miles) ⓘRunnalds occurrence, Little Medicine Mountain, Dillon Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘBarrick Mine (Buckskin Mine; Bar Rick Mine), Pigeon Roost Spring, Pigeon Roost, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘWhite Cedar deposit, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘCrescent claim, Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBig Five Mine (Inman No. 5 Mine), Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘInman No. 2 Mine, Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘGoose Creek claim, Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘOnion Mountain prospect, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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