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Chromite from
Nichols Place Occurrence, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, 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 Nichols Place Occurrence, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:472740
Long-form Identifier:1:3:472740:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘBig Buck Claim, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMule Shoe Claim (Myrtle Creek), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘBlack Otter Claim, Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘRobbin Prospect (Jim Bus; Illinois Chrome Mine; Midnight; Lucky Star; McClung - Krueger), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘMidnight Claim (Black Beauty; Myrtle Creek), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘJack Shade Chromite (Black Prince; Hot Dog; Grants Pass Chrome Company), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCrown Mine (Nichols Prospect; Hammer; Upper Hammon No. 38?), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘUpper Hammon Occurrence (Upper Hammer Mine), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘNichols Prospect (Red Hill), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘLucky Pat Claim, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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