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Chromite from
Bear Wallow Mine (Bear Wallow prospect), Deadwood, Last Chance Mining District, Placer County, California, USA


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 Bear Wallow Mine (Bear Wallow prospect), Deadwood, Last Chance Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:940796
Long-form Identifier:1:3:940796:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSchermeir prospect, Michigan Bluff, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘCoal pit, Bunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘMountain View group (Manzanita Chrome Mine [1918]; Victory Chrome Company), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘClinton Burro prospects (Chromite), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSouthern Pacific property (Gore; Garrison; G.H.; Muller and Mathews lease; Fitgerald and Russel lease; Lookout; Bell occurrence; King occurrence), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘCultus Quartz lode, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘJennie occurrence, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘDoodle Bug claim, Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWashout claim, Bath, Forest Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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