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Chromite from
Coal pit, 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:Pit
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 Coal pit, 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:330795
Long-form Identifier:1:3:330795:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘMountain View group (Manzanita Chrome Mine [1918]; Victory Chrome Company), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCultus Quartz lode, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘ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
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘWashout claim, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘClinton Burro prospects (Chromite), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘLehigh Canyon Patent property (Poco Tiempo Quartz Mine; Buttercup Chrome occurrence), Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘDuffey Lease Mine, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘBear Wallow Mine (Bear Wallow prospect), Deadwood, Last Chance Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPoco Tiempo Quartz Mine, Lehigh Canyon Patent property (Poco Tiempo Quartz Mine; Buttercup Chrome occurrence), Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘLittle Greek claims, Foresthill, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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