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Magnesiochromite from
Pecwan Mine (Pecwan deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt 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 Pecwan Mine (Pecwan deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:645048
Long-form Identifier:1:3:645048:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWhite Cedar deposit, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘWilder Mine (Fish Creek; Man O'War claims), Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘRiver group, Wright Place, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘFrench Hill Chrome Mine (French Hill deposit; Tyson Mine; J. & W. Mine), French Hill, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘHigh Plateau Mine, Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘCyclone Gap Mine (Mammoth Mine), El Capitan, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘMountain View Mines (Tyson Mine; High Divide Mine), High Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
61.9km (38.5 miles) ⓘHoliday Mine (Holiday Chrome Mine; Holiday group; High Dome Mine), High Dome, Patrick Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
62.3km (38.7 miles) ⓘCopper Creek Mine, Low Divide, Low Divide Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘSeiad Valley, Seiad Valley [town], Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
References
Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965) Chromite deposits of Shasta, Tehama, Trinity and Humboldt counties, California. California Division Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 1, chapter 3: 185-189, Pl. 19
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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