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Chromite from
Mule Creek occurrence (Mule Creek Mine), Estrellita, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Mule Creek occurrence (Mule Creek Mine), Estrellita, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335222
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335222:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘBragdon occurrence (Bragdon Mine), Estrellita, Minersville Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [2], Trinity Alps, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [15], Covington Mill, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [4], Trinity Alps, Salmon Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [9], Seven Up Peak, Trinity Alps Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘWildcat Chrome occurrence, Wildcat Peak, Halls Gulch Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘChrome claim (Chrome No. 2 claim), Wildcat Peak, Halls Gulch Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘCounty Line claim (Wildcat Creek claim), Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘTrinity Chrome Mine, Wildcat Peak, Halls Gulch Mining District, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘHighland Lake occurrence, Whisky Bill Peak, Trinity Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Trinity County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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