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Chromite from
Big Four Creek; Big Four Gulch Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Big Four Creek; Big Four Gulch Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:577010
Long-form Identifier:1:3:577010:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘKraemer Creek; Kramer Creek Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘBedrock Creek Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘLimestone Creek; Lake Creek; Lime Creek Mine, Chistochina Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH359; near Gillett Pass), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) ⓘGunn Creek Occurrence, Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH192; northeast of Fourteenmile Lake), Delta River Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH161; midway between lower Rainy Creek and Ann Creek); Southeast Rainy, Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
55.0km (34.1 miles) ⓘRainy Creek Mine, Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH178; Fish Lake), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrences (ARDF - MH157; east of North Fork Rainy Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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