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Chromite from
Saddle Chrome (Kerby No. 91), Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA


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 Saddle Chrome (Kerby No. 91), Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:473362
Long-form Identifier:1:3:473362:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘOld Casey, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘYoung's Mine (Dailey Dozen Claims), Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘTwin Cedars claims, Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘChrome Placer (McCaleb; Dobson), Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘChrome King No. 1 (Chrome King Mine; Daley Creek Chrome), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘChromite Rancherie Creek Occurrence, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘChrome King No. 3 (Part of Chrome King Group), Pearsoll Peak area, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCox Thompson Mine (May Be Part of Chrome King), Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘMillers Dream Prospect, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘGold Butte Prospect, Central Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
References
Econ Geol (1986) 81:1261-1271
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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