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Magnesiochromite from
Castro Mine (Castro Chrome Mine; Trinidad Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo 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 Castro Mine (Castro Chrome Mine; Trinidad Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:652970
Long-form Identifier:1:3:652970:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEstrella Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘColorado Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPick and Shovel Mine (Pick A Shovel Mine; Safety Chrome Mine; Safety Mine), Cuesta Pass, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘChorro Mine (London Mine; Cypress prospect; Cypress Chrome Mine; Chorro Creek prospect), Pick and Shovel group, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘNorcross Mine, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘSweetwater Mine, Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘFroom Ranch Mine (Froom Ranch deposit; Mrs. Froom's Chrome deposits), San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
73.2km (45.5 miles) ⓘLilly Group Mine (Lilly group deposit), Burro Mountain, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘDaisy Mine (South Slope Mine; Little Daisy Mine; Eldebren Chrome Mine), Los Burros Creek tributary, Plaskett, Los Burros Mining District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), Monterey County, California, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ⓘZaca Lake prospect (Zaca Lake deposit), San Rafael Mountains, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
References
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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