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Chromite from
Duel Hill (1873) meteorite, Walnut Mountains, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
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 Duel Hill (1873) meteorite, Walnut Mountains, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:904343
Long-form Identifier:1:3:904343:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘDuel Hill (1854) meteorite, Walnut Mountains, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
17.8km (11.0 miles) ⓘCarter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘGoldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘMorgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘSample Locality Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026473), Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘDemocrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit), Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sample Locality & Nearby Trench Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026478), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘHolcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘLeicester Chromite prospect, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘBald Mountain meteorite, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites - Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. University of California Press.
 
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