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Chromite from
Fossow property, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA


Locality type:Property
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 Fossow property, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:328782
Long-form Identifier:1:3:328782:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘReed property, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘRiverside Chrome Mine (Purcell-Griffin Mine), Horseshoe Bend Mountain, Coulterville, Coulterville Mining District, Mariposa County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘForked Pine claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMum and Alice June Mine (Alice June claim; Mum claim; Mum Extension claim; Alice June Extension claim; Bud's Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘWilliamson Rosenthal and Mertz Mine (Williamson Rosenthal and Mertz claims), Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘBuckhorn claim (Wildboar claim), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘDon Pedro Mine (Booker lease; Rosasco Mine), Hetch Hetchy Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘBurns and Turzich Mine (Burns and Tarzich Mine), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘEggling and Williams Mines (Mariano Ranch), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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