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Chromite from
Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity 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 Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:334985
Long-form Identifier:1:3:334985:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite in this Region
Cedar Nos. 1; 2; 3 & 4 claims, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Chrome Center Nos. 1; 2 & 3 claims (Eagles Nest Nos. 1; 2 & 3; Chrome King Nos. 1; 2 & 3 claims; Green Chrome claims), Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Dry Cedar claim, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Junction Nos. 1 and 2 claims, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Low Gap claim, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Sunny Slope claim (King Kohle claim; Triangle claim; Cedar Gap claim; Shamrock claim), Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLow Gap claim, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘDry Cedar claim, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘCedar Nos. 1; 2; 3 & 4 claims, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘChrome Center Nos. 1; 2 & 3 claims (Eagles Nest Nos. 1; 2 & 3; Chrome King Nos. 1; 2 & 3 claims; Green Chrome claims), Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘJunction Nos. 1 and 2 claims, Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) ⓘBoyer group (July Nos. 1 and 2 claims: September Morn claim), Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘOld Bones Mine (Old Bones occurrence), Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘSunny Slope claim (King Kohle claim; Triangle claim; Cedar Gap claim; Shamrock claim), Collins group, Wildwood, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘCompton occurrence, Red Mountain, Upper Hayfork Creek area, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘGray Fox occurrence (Roosevelt), Dubakella Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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