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Chromite from
Leitner claim, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Leitner claim, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332787
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332787:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘEstrella Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘHilltop claim, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘCastro Mine (Castro Chrome Mine; Trinidad Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘRawhide Cr occurrence, Pick and Shovel group, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMescal Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCrown Point claim, Seeley group, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘNiggerhead Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEl Divisadero Mine (Eldivenfaro Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘSanta Clara deposit, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘColorado Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
Walker, G.W. & A.B. Griggs (1953), Chromite deposits of the southern Coast Ranges of California: California Division of Mines Bulletin 134, part 2, chapter 2: 61, 83
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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