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Magnesiochromite from
Boiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer 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 Boiler Pit Mine (Victory Chrome Company deposit; Sugar Pine Chrome Mines), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:650248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:650248:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
8.2km (5.1 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
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘShelley Mine (Wolf Mine; Shelly Mine; Shelley Wolf Mine), Coloma, Coloma Mining District, West Belt, El Dorado County, California, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘMacchaus Mine, Mack House, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘDobbas Mine (Dobbas group), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
45.0km (27.9 miles) ⓘPillikin Mine area 5 (Placer Chrome Company workings; Placer Chrome Company Mine; Placer Chrome Mine), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘNelson and Donnelly deposit (Donnelly deposit), Shirttail Peak, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘPilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘSteele Mine (Steel deposit), Pilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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