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Chromite from
Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA


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 Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:331302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:331302:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite in this Region
Diamond claim, Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
White Fir claim, Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘWhite Fir claim, Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDiamond claim, Benner-Barrington group (Benner and Barrington group; Pine Cone claim; Oakie claim; Lucky Three claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMaurezzio group (Deerhorn claim; Deerhorn Extension claim; Commander Extension claim; Bottle Springs claim; Bottlespring claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Nos. 1 & 2 claims (King Snake claim; Greenledge claim), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘFido claim (Union Chrome Company deposit [World War 1]), Crescent Hill, Middle Fork of Feather River area, Plumas County, California, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘSalt claim (Spot claim), Cough group (Cough Group Nos. 1-3 claims; Spice; Pepper claim [No. 3 claim]; Salt Extension claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Nos. 1-3 claims (Bald Mountain No. 1-2 claims 1937), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘCattle Spring claims Nos. 1 & 2 (Sundown Mining Company 1943), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘCough group (Cough Group Nos. 1-3 claims; Spice; Pepper claim [No. 3 claim]; Salt Extension claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘEddelbuttel occurrence, Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
References
Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953), Geological investigations of chromite in California: Chromite deposits in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 3 chapter 5: 297, 298
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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