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Chromite from
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


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 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
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:332811
Long-form Identifier:1:3:332811:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
7.4km (4.6 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
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘRancho Piedra Blanca occurrence, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘPorta Brothers Ranch claims, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘRogers San Carpojaro Creek deposits, San Simeon, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘRogers Ranch occurrence, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘEvans Ranch prospect, Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘLilly Group Mine (Lilly group deposit), Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
28.2km (17.6 miles) ⓘ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
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘZerfing Ranch deposit (Old Creek deposit), Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘVulture Cr occurrence, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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