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Uvarovite from
Unnamed Cr occurrence [3], Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs as numerous seams in chromite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chromite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Cr occurrence [3], Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:682422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:682422:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie claims), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine (McFall Mine), Mountain Top, French Creek Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘQuigg Mine (Kahl Mine [1908]), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘMcCormick Mine (McCormick property; Terry and Sell lease [WWI]), Yosemite Junction, Tuolumne County, California, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘMackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘBuckhorn claim (Wildboar claim), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMum and Alice June Mine (Alice June claim; Mum claim; Mum Extension claim; Alice June Extension claim; Bud's Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘBluepoint claim (Blue Point claim; Blue Point Mine), Marsh Flats Chrome Associates properties, Moccasin Peak area, Tuolumne County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘJacksonville, Jacksonville Mining District, Tuolumne County, California, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘWard and Lyons Mine (White Hawk mining claim; Red Hawk Mine), Camp Pardee, Pardee Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA
References
Cater, F.W., Jr. (1948b), Chromite deposits of Calaveras and Amador Counties, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part III, Chapter 2: 50
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 193.
 
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