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Chromite from
Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID054; near Hickey Creek), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, 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 Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - ID054; near Hickey Creek), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:591943
Long-form Identifier:1:3:591943:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘGranite Creek Mine, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMalemute Gulch Mine and prospect (Pup), Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘOtter Creek Mines, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
28.6km (17.7 miles) ⓘBlack Creek Mine, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘFlat Creek; Marietta Mines, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
34.4km (21.3 miles) ⓘIdaho; Upgrade; Wildcat; Trail Mines, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘHappy Creek Mine, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘMaybe Creek occurrence, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘWillow Creek Prospect, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘWillow Creek Mine, Iditarod Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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