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Chromite from
Shennandoah claims (Shennandoah claim No. 1; Shennandoah claim No. 2), Virgilia, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA


Locality type:Claim
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 Shennandoah claims (Shennandoah claim No. 1; Shennandoah claim No. 2), Virgilia, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:761817
Long-form Identifier:1:3:761817:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘJack Forth claims, Virgilia, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘSkyline Nos. 1; 2 claims (Rodhill claims [?]; Red Hill claims [?]), Red Hill & Skyline claims, Red Hill, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘFuller claims (Hudson claim; Snow White Nos. 1-3 claims; Hillside claim; Florence claim), Spanish Ranch, Edmanton Mining District (Meadow Valley Mining District), Plumas County, California, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘBlue Jay Chrome Mine, French Bar, Plumas County, California, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘSection 36 deposit, Quincy, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCedar Flat claim, Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘEddelbuttel occurrence, Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘCough group (Cough Group Nos. 1-3 claims; Spice; Pepper claim [No. 3 claim]; Salt Extension claim), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘPine Flat Nos. 1-3 claims (Bald Mountain No. 1-2 claims 1937), Claremont, Rock Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘSpillover Placer and Quartz claims (Spillover Placer and Quartz claim), Canyondam, Almanor Mining District, Plumas County, California, USA
References
Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1953), Geological investigations of chromite in California: Chromite deposits in the northern Sierra Nevada, California. California Division of Mines and Geology Bulletin 134, part 3 chapter 5: 291
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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