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Chromite from
Unknown Cr occurrence (1), Red Mountain, Glenn County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
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 Unknown Cr occurrence (1), Red Mountain, Glenn County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:640199
Long-form Identifier:1:3:640199:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBlack Diamond Mine, Black Diamond group, Red Mountain, Glenn County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHigh Point Mine, Bald Hill, Glenn County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘLuce claims, Doe Peak, Glenn County, California, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnspecified Cr claims (2), Deer Mountain, Glenn County, California, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘConklin and Williams prospect, Deer Mountain, Glenn County, California, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘChrome King Mine, Sugarloaf Hill, Glenn County, California, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘKleinsorge group (Climax Mine; Black Beauty Mine; Trilby Mine; Milton Mine; Angora Mine + 2 unnamed mines), Brush Mountain, Tehama County, California, USA
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘEhorn group (Ore Basin property; Valley View property), Franklin Point, Tehama County, California, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘState Lease occurrence (State School), Franklin Point, Tehama County, California, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘBig Bear occurrence (Big Bear Chrome Mine), Franklin Point, Tehama County, California, USA
References
Aubury, Lewis E. (1906), The structural and industrial materials of California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 38: 268
Bradley, W.W., et al (1918), Manganese and chromium in California: California Mining Bureau. Bulletin 76: 198
Murdoch, Joseph; Webb, Robert Wallace (1966) Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966) - California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 189. California Division of Mines and Geology. 559 pp.
 
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