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Uvarovite from
Bunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Comprises main part of matrix of some ore.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Magnesiochromite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:330757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330757:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sun Set Chrome Mine; Sugar Pine Chrome Mine), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Chrome Mine (Williamson and Beck property [1918]), Cottage Home Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘKnoff Mine (Austin Mine; Ladue property; Federwitz; Knoff Austin; Bald Mountains), Volcanoville, Volcanoville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘOak Patch claim, Sugarloaf, Placer County, California, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘGas Canyon claim, Todd Valley, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [8], Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘBlack Oak Mine [2] (Black Oak deposit; Cassiorina Mine; Cassiorini Mine), Georgetown, Georgetown District, East Segment Mother Lode, El Dorado County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBear River Chrome Mine (Sullivan Chrome Mine; Sullivan-Hemphill-Nobel Mine [1917-1922]; Becky Mine [?]; Black Nugget Mine [WWII]; Central Pacific lease), Baxter, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
References
Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953), Chromite deposits in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 3 chapter 5: 205
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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