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Uvarovite from
Bluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA


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Uvarovite, etc.

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite, etc.

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite, etc.

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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Uvarovite

Bluepoint claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs as large, well-formed crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Magnesiochromite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335646
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335646:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMum and Alice June Mine (Alice June claim; Mum claim; Mum Extension claim; Alice June Extension claim; Bud's Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBuckhorn claim (Wildboar claim), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘJacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘQuigg Mine (Kahl Mine [1908]), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [3], Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (McFall Mine), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
65.6km (40.8 miles) ⓘWard and Lyons Mine (White Hawk mining claim; Red Hawk Mine), Camp Pardee, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Cater, F.W., Jr. (1948a), Chromite deposits of Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part III, Chapter 1: 13
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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