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Chromite from
Coon Creek Number 1 Mine (Pine Flat; Pine Flat Bench), Lower Coon Mountain, 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 Coon Creek Number 1 Mine (Pine Flat; Pine Flat Bench), Lower Coon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:323209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:323209:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCooncan prospect, Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘRowan Mine (Big Dipper Mine; Bowan Mine), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPatterson No. 1 Mine (Johnson Place; J. H. Crothers), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Darnell Mine), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘGoose Egg Mine (Apex Mine; Apex Goose Egg Mine), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCamp Eight Mine (Camp 8 claim; Camp 8 group; St. Patrick claim), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘZinc Saddle group (Gordon Mountain group), Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
5.3km (3.3 miles) ⓘGilmore prospect, Cant Hook Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘLone Grave Nos. 1 and 2 Mine, Fox Ridge, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘFrench Hill Chrome Mine (French Hill deposit; Tyson Mine; J. & W. Mine), French Hill, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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