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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647434:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘJamestown Mine (Jamestown group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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 (3.2 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
5.7km (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
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘPerconi Ranch deposits (Perconi Ranch Mine; Cherry Creek Mine; Whittle property), Chinese Station, Tuolumne County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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