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Uvarovite from
Camp Eight Mine (Camp 8 claim; Camp 8 group; St. Patrick claim), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs coating chromite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chromite
Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Camp Eight Mine (Camp 8 claim; Camp 8 group; St. Patrick claim), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:652117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:652117:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘDeleray and Rodgers claim, Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘFrench Hill Chrome Mine (French Hill deposit; Tyson Mine; J. & W. Mine), French Hill, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘOld Doe Mine, Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘBig Five Mine (Inman No. 5 Mine), Little Rattlesnake Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘHigh Plateau Mine, Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘAngela Chromite Mine (Angela deposit), Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘBrown Mine (High Plateau Browns Mine), High Plateau Mountain, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘDoe Flat Chromite Mine (Comeback claim; Doe Flat claim), Youngs Valley group, Bear Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘBonanza claim, High Plateau Mountain, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSkyline Mine (Skyline deposit), High Plateau Mountain, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
References
Allen, John Elliot (1941) Geologic Investigation of the Chromite Deposits of California. California Journal of Mines and Geology, 37 (1). 101-167p.123
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 136, 193
 
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