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Magnesiochromite from
Walker Mine (Walker property; Darrington), El Dorado Hills, Clarksville Mining District, El Dorado 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 Walker Mine (Walker property; Darrington), El Dorado Hills, Clarksville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684671
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684671:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnesiochromite
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘMiller prospect (Miller deposit), El Dorado Hills, Clarksville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘJoerger Mine (Joerger property; Joerger deposit), El Dorado Hills, Clarksville Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) ⓘBurnett property (Burnett Ranch), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘDarrington Mine (Darington deposit; Darington Gurney; Gurney property; McGuire; Holbrook), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
10.4km (6.4 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
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘPilliken Mine (Pillikin Mine; Pillikan Mine; Pilliken Chrome Mine), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘNelson and Donnelly deposit (Donnelly deposit), Shirttail Peak, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
13.3km (8.3 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
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘDobbas Mine (Dobbas group), Flagstaff Hill, Salmon Falls Mining District (Flagstaff Hill area), El Dorado County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMurphy Mine, Latrobe, Latrobe Mining District, El Dorado County, California, USA
References
Cater, F.W., Jr., G.A. Rynearson & D.H. Dow (1951), Chromite deposits of El Dorado County, California: California Division Mines Bulletin 134, part 3, Chapter 4: 126-128
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983) Minerals of California. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc.
 
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