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Chromite from
Fagan Lease Mine (Fagan Lease occurrence), Beckwith Ranch Mines, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fagan Lease Mine (Fagan Lease occurrence), Beckwith Ranch Mines, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:335735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:335735:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘBooker lease (Booker lease occurrence), Beckwith Ranch Mines, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘPerconi Ranch deposits (Perconi Ranch Mine; Cherry Creek Mine; Whittle property), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘShafer lease occurrence (Pereira Mine [1918]), Ziehlke claims group [1948] (Last Chance claim; Morning Glory claim; Murphy lease; Pereira property; C. M. Quigg lease on Pereira property [1918]; C and M Quigg lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘSims property (Sims Mine), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHorseshoe Mine (Horseshoe claim; Pedro lease [1918]), Grassely claims (Grassely group; Grassley claims; Grassley group; Lopez lease [1918]; Lopes lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘGrassely claims (Grassely group; Grassley claims; Grassley group; Lopez lease [1918]; Lopes lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘBurns and Turzich Mine (Burns and Tarzich Mine), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRichards Mine [2] (Annex Chrome Mine; Rough and Ready Mine [1918]), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine (Blackbird No. 1 & No. 2 prospects; Blackbird No. 2; Blackbird No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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