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Chromite from
Unnamed Cr occurrence [8], Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Uvarovite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Cr occurrence [8], Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647629
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647629:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘDunbar lease, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘScott claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘSnakehead claim (Jumbo claim; Snakebead [typo]), Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘWest Chrome Mine (Knob Hill prospect; West prospect), Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘMorgan Extension occurrence, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLucky Strike claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘJulian claims, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘOak Patch claim, Sugarloaf, Placer County, California, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘNorth Fork Chrome Mine, Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘIron Spring claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
References
Lindgren, Waldemar (1888), Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific Coast: California Academy of Sciences Proceedings, 2nd. series: 1: 5
Melville, William Harlow; Lindgren, Waldemar (1890) Contributions to the mineralogy of the Pacific coast. Bulletin 61. US Geological Survey 41 pp. doi:10.3133/b61 p.27
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 136, 141, 194.
 
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