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Chromite from
King Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Beaver mine (Jacob mine; Beaver-1 mine; Beaver-2 mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:653109
Long-form Identifier:1:3:653109:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMaple Leaf mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘUnion mine (Southwark mine), Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘStewart mine, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLemelin mine (Gray mine), Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘWard-Ross mine, Black Lake, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘHall chrome pit, Thetford Mines, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘNoël mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘStandard mine, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMine Lac d'Amiante (Lake Asbestos Mine; "LAB Mine"; "Black Lake Mine"), Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Chrome pit, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Les Appalaches RCM, Chaudière-Appalaches, Québec, Canada
References
GAUDARD, S. (1993) Voyages au coeur des Appalaches. Published by: Musée Minéralogique et Minier de la région de l’amiante, Thetford Mines, Québec, (pgs 81-90).
 
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