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Chromite from
Chrome Divide group, Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA


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 Chrome Divide group, Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:325702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:325702:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘKnoff Mine (Austin Mine; Ladue property; Federwitz; Knoff Austin; Bald Mountains), Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘStafford Mine, Buckeye, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘRuby Consolidated Mine (Green Mine), Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘOgle Mine, Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘHill-Top Chrome Mine, Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘApex Mine, Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLucky Strike Mine (Lucky Strike occurrence [1]), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘBlack Rock Chrome deposit, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘChrome Divide Mine (Mystery Mine), Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘHenser Mine, Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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