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Magnesiochromite from
Oxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra 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 Oxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:644253
Long-form Identifier:1:3:644253:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘWhite Bear Mine (Unnamed Cr-Au Mine [1]), Fir Cap, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘMacchaus Mine, Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘGibsonville property (Six 6 claims), Gibsonville, Gibsonville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘP.U.P. Mine (P.U.P. Zenith Mine; Zenith Chrome Mining Company Mine; Zenith Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown Mining District, Butte County, California, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘWhite Pine Mine (Bear claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
52.3km (32.5 miles) ⓘBoiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘClark Chrome Mine (Clark Mine; David Mine; War Eagle Mine; War Eagle deposit; War Eagle and Miller deposits; Mountain of Chrome claims [?]), Parkhill, Butte County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
References
Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953), Geological investigations of chromite in California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part 3, chap. 5: 251-260, Pl. 13
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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