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Chromite from
Graham group, Miner Ridge (Miners Ridge), Red Mountain, Red Mountain Mining District, Mendocino 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 Graham group, Miner Ridge (Miners Ridge), Red Mountain, Red Mountain Mining District, Mendocino County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329201
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329201:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘCrawford occurrence, Largo, Mendocino County, California, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr mine [5], Hopland, Coastal Range, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘC. W. Johnson prospect, Duncan Springs, Coastal Range, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMoore Mine, Ukiah, Coastal Range, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [2], Ukiah, Coastal Range, California, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘSchaffer prospect, Glenview, Lake County, California, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) ⓘYoung Adams prospect, Glenview, Lake County, California, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘUnknown Cr occurrence [7], Parramore Springs, Lake County, California, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘSmaker property, Bartlett Springs, Lake County, California, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘBarnes Mine (Ardoin 1918), Cloverdale, West Mayacmas Mining District, Sonoma County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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