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Chromite from
Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


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Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
02725590017839994861898.jpg
Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
05059440017379952009648.jpg
Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
02725590017839994861898.jpg
Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
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Chromite

Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Locality type:Pit
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 Hall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:463916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:463916:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘLemelin mine (Gray mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStewart mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘNoël mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome Mines, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘWard-Ross mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMaple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘUnion mine (Southwark mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGagné mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘHuard mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
Corrivaux, Luc; Laflamme, J. H. Gilles (1990) Minéralogie des éléments du group du platin dans les chromitites de l'ophiolite de Thetford Mines, Québec. The Canadian Mineralogist, 28 (3). p.579-595.
 
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