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Magnesiochromite from
Mackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesiochromite
Formula:MgCr2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesiochromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:638626
Long-form Identifier:1:3:638626:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRowe and Swerer Mine (Rowe and Swerer occurrence), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSunday Mine (Sunday claim), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘQuigg Mine (Kahl Mine [1908]), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlackbird Mine (Blackbird No. 1 & No. 2 prospects; Blackbird No. 2; Blackbird No. 1 & No. 2 claims), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘSims property (Sims Mine), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘMay Faction claim (May Faction claim of Grassely group), Grassely claims (Grassely group; Grassley claims; Grassley group; Lopez lease [1918]; Lopes lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘRichards Mine [2] (Annex Chrome Mine; Rough and Ready Mine [1918]), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘLast Chance claim (Last Chance claim of Grassely group), Grassely claims (Grassely group; Grassley claims; Grassley group; Lopez lease [1918]; Lopes lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘShafer lease occurrence (Pereira Mine [1918]), Ziehlke claims group [1948] (Last Chance claim; Morning Glory claim; Murphy lease; Pereira property; C. M. Quigg lease on Pereira property [1918]; C and M Quigg lease), Peoria Flat, Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Cater, F.W., Jr. (1948a), Chromite deposits of Tuolumne and Mariposa Counties, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part III, Chapter 1: 14
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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