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Uvarovite from
Buckhorn claim (Wildboar 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
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckhorn claim (Wildboar claim), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335658:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 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
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘJacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘMackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘQuigg Mine (Kahl Mine [1908]), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [3], Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (McFall Mine), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
64.0km (39.8 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: 17
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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