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Chromite from
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE159; at Peak 5532), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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 Prospect (ARDF - HE159; at Peak 5532), Valdez Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:595658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:595658:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [1], Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
75.4km (46.9 miles) ⓘBird Beak Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
76.5km (47.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH093; west of Eureka Glacier), Valdez Creek Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH105; north of the head of Eureka Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH169; south of upper Eureka Creek), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
81.7km (50.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH109; east of lower Eureka Glacier), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘCrash Prospect, Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
87.5km (54.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH175; west of Fish Lake), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH177; west of Fish Lake), Delta River Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MH122; ridge between middle and east forks in Broxson Gulch), 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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