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Chromite from
Daisy Mine (South Slope Mine; Little Daisy Mine; Eldebren Chrome Mine), Los Burros Creek tributary, Plaskett, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Daisy Mine (South Slope Mine; Little Daisy Mine; Eldebren Chrome Mine), Los Burros Creek tributary, Plaskett, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:329707
Long-form Identifier:1:3:329707:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘLilly Group Mine (Lilly group deposit), Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘEvans Ranch prospect, Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘRogers San Carpojaro Creek deposits, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘPorta Brothers Ranch claims, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘRancho Piedra Blanca occurrence, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘSan Carpojaro Creek deposits (Arroyo La Cruz; Owl No. 1 and Owl No. 2 deposits), San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
28.2km (17.6 miles) ⓘPereira Group claims (Beauty Spot claim; Potrero claim; Red Rock claim; Ocean View claim), San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘRogers Ranch occurrence, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
64.6km (40.1 miles) ⓘZerfing Ranch deposit (Old Creek deposit), Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘVulture Cr occurrence, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Bradley, W.W. (1938), Thirty-fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 34: 354
Bradley, W.W. (1939), Thirty-fifth report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 35: 497
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 136, 194.
 
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