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Magnesiochromite from
Madrid Mine (True Blue Mine; Genochio Mine; Medrid Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnesiochromite
Formula:MgCr2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnesiochromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Madrid Mine (True Blue Mine; Genochio Mine; Medrid Mine), Murphys, Murphys Mining District (Esmeralda Mining District; Sperry Mining District), East Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:639925
Long-form Identifier:1:3:639925:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘHinch Mine (Hinch and Clary deposit), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘClary and Langford Mine (Langford deposit; Porter and Spring; Porter and Springs; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘBear Mountain Ranch occurrence, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.3km (10.8 miles) ⓘStone Mine (Trask Mine; Longton Mine; Coffer Mine; Trask and Stone lease), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘWalker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘBurnham Mine, Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPeri Mine (Peri property), Funk Hill, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘSunday Mine (Sunday claim), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘRowe and Swerer Mine (Rowe and Swerer occurrence), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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