Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)
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A poorly defined term usually used for a Cr-rich spinel or picotite (Cr-bearing hercynite) but also for chromite and magnesiochromite, and generally any Cr-bearing spinel-group mineral, e.g. Cr-bearing magnetite, ferritchromite etc.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
9903
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:9903:1
Similar Names
| Chrome-Spinel (of Boldyrev) | A synonym of Magnesiochromite |
Synonyms of Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)
Other Language Names for Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)
German:Chromspinell
Common Associates
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Chrome-Spinel (of Dana) in petrology
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References for Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)
Reference List:
Osborne, Margery D., Fleet, Michael E., Michael Bancroft, G. (1981) Fe2+-Fe3+ ordering in chromite and Cr-bearing spinels. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 77 (3). 251-255 doi:10.1007/bf00373539
Mogessie, A., Purtscheller, F., Tessadri, R. (1988) Chromite and chrome spinel occurrences from metacarbonates of the Oetztal–Stubai Complex (Northern Tyrol, Austria) Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (365) 229-236 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.365.09
Sobolev, N. V., Logvinova, A. M. (2005) Significance of Accessory Chrome Spinel in Identifying Serpentinite Paragenesis. International Geology Review, 47 (1) 58-64 doi:10.2747/0020-6814.47.1.58
Quintiliani, M. (2006) Fe2+ and Fe3+ quantification by different approaches and fO2 estimation for Albanian Cr-spinels. American Mineralogist, 91 (5) 907-916 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2000
Sandalov, F. D., Pekov, I. V., Koshlyakova, N. N., Latyshev, A. V., Zhegunov, P. S. (2023) Hematite from Fumaroles of the Tolbachik Volcano (Kamchatka, Russia): Chemistry, Relationships with Associated Minerals, Morphological and Genetic Features. Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society) 4, 16-46 doi:10.31857/s0869605523040081
Votyakov, S. L.; Zamyatin, D. A.; Danilenko, I. A; Chashchukhin, I. S. (2023) Determination of the Iron Oxidation State in Cr-Spinels by Electron Microprobe X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Lα,β Lines. Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society), CLII (3). 98-112 doi:10.31857/s0869605523030085
Localities for Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)
Showing 429 localities.
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- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Africa | |
| Marcelot et al. (1985) +4 other references | |
Albania | |
| Quintiliani (2006) |
| Quintiliani (2006) | |
| Quintiliani (2006) |
| Quintiliani (2006) |
| Quintiliani (2006) |
| ... |
| Quintiliani (2006) |
Algeria | |
| Kamiskey +1 other reference |
| Laouar et al. (2017) |
Angola | |
| Campeny et al. (2011) +1 other reference |
Antarctica | |
| Andronikov et al. (2001) |
| Papike et al. (2009) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Kyle (1981) |
Argentina | |
| Proenza et al. (2008) |
| Proenza et al. (2008) |
| Espeche et al. () |
| Brodtkorb (2002) |
Atlantic Ocean | |
| Cornen (1982) +3 other references |
| Marchesi et al. (2013) |
| Firstova et al. (2022) |
Australia | |
| Wagga Wagga Mine Data Sheets |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Schön (1989) +3 other references | |
| Telus et al. (2014) |
| Dominy et al. (2024) |
| Kiviets et al. (1998) |
| Jaques et al. (1986) |
Austria | |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Richter et al. (1975) |
| Fliesser (1971) |
| Putz (2002) |
| Tufar et al. (2008) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Jurkoviae et al. (1993) |
| Bermanec et al. (2000) |
Botswana | |
| Debswana Diamond Company Ltd |
Brazil | |
| Candia et al. (1997) |
| Candia et al. (1997) | |
| Augustin et al. (2022) |
| Massuda et al. (2020) +1 other reference |
Canada | |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Jennifer Pell (1994) |
| Scheel et al. (2009) | |
| Coats et al. (1979) +2 other references |
| Confirmed from historically collected ... | |
| Franchuk et al. (2016) |
| Kamenetsky et al. (2013) |
| Abersteiner et al. (2020) | |
| Abersteiner et al. (2018) | |
| Sebastian Tappe |
| Smith et al. (2022) |
Cape Verde | |
| Maffeis et al. (2026) |
| Maffeis et al. (2026) | |
| Trindade et al. (2003) |
Cayman Islands | |
| Hodgkinson (2015) |
Chile | |
| Galdames et al. (2010) |
| González-Jiménez et al. (2016) | |
China | |
| YOSHIDA (2004) |
| Ruiqi Wang (1977) +5 other references |
| Peisheng Bao and Xibin Wang (1989) |
| Jianguo Yang et al. (2012) +1 other reference |
| Bilun Luo (1979) +1 other reference |
| Xia Qiongxia et al. (2003) |
| Xia Qiongxia et al. (2003) | |
| Song et al. (1989) +4 other references |
| Xu Dongqing et al. (2006) |
| Zhengyong Qin (1976) |
| Jinsheng Wei et al. (1985) |
| Zhang et al. (2007) |
| Rengui Wu and Dagan Yu (2000) |
| Rui Liu (2001) |
| Guolian Duan (1998) |
| Shuguang Song et al. (2005) |
| Chen et al. (2024) |
| Ruiting Wang et al. (2002) |
| Yufeng Ren et al. (2006) |
| Letian Du and Wenguang Wang (2012) |
| Bai et al. (2018) |
| Tao et al. (2008) |
| Shaoying Jiang et al. (1984) |
| Anthony et al. (1990) |
| Liu et al. (2024) |
| Tang et al. (2026) |
| Liu et al. (2024) |
| Yijun Lei et al. (2006) |
| Bao Peisheng et al. (2007) |
| Rendeng Shi et al. (2007) |
| Zhang et al. (2023) |
| Wang et al. (2021) |
| Pujol-Solà et al. (2021) +1 other reference |
| Bai et al. (2000) |
| Jingwen Mao et al. (2007) |
| Yao et al. (2017) | |
| Linshan Song et al. (2008) |
| Jingwen Mao et al. (2007) |
| Xia et al. (2022) |
| Wang et al. (2023) |
| KOBAYASHI et al. (2010) |
| Tian Qiu and Yongfeng Zhu (2014) | |
| Tang (2005) |
| Zhihong Wang et al. (2002) |
| Fusheng Dai (1990) |
| Chuanjie Pu et al. (2007) |
Cuba | |
| Tauler et al. (2023) |
| Pujol-Solà et al. (2020) |
| Rui et al. (2022) | |
Czech Republic | |
| Ulrych et al. (2013) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Naemura +2 other references |
| Ackerman et al. (2025) |
Dominican Republic | |
| Saumur et al. (2013) |
| Aiglsperger et al. (2021) |
| Farré-de-Pablo et al. (2020) +1 other reference | |
DR Congo | |
| Richard +9 other references |
Egypt | |
| Yousef et al. (2023) |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) |
| Khedr et al. (2020) | |
| Abdelfadil et al. (2025) | |
| Helmy et al. (2001) | |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) | |
| Kharbish (2020) | |
| Ismail (2017) +1 other reference | |
| Elsagheer et al. (2026) |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) | |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) | |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) | |
| Abdelfadil et al. (2024) | |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) | |
| Ahmed et al. (2001) |
Finland | |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
France | |
| Velde (1967) +3 other references |
| N. Cabanes and J.C.C. Mercier |
Germany | |
| Cloos (1941) +8 other references |
| Vielreicher R. M. (1991) |
| Rost (1949) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
Ghana | |
| Addae et al. (2026) |
Greece | |
| Grieco et al. (2023) |
| Gamaletsos et al. (2017) |
| Kapsiotis et al. (2016) |
| Tsoupas et al. (2021) |
| Voudouris et al. (2019) |
| Tsikouras et al. (2006) | |
| Economou-Eliopoulos et al. (2019) |
| Kapsiotis (2013) |
Greenland | |
| Petersen et al. (1993) |
| Steenfelt et al. (2007) +1 other reference | |
Iceland | |
| JAKOBSSON et al. (1986) +1 other reference |
India | |
| Morishita et al. (2018) |
| Ghosh et al. (2011) | |
| Mukherjee et al. (1998) |
| Kumar (1996) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Basu et al. (1997) +2 other references |
| Premi et al. (2023) |
| Chakraborti et al. (2018) |
| Sridhar et al. (2005) |
| Gupta et al. (1983) |
Indonesia | |
| Wagner (1986) |
| Zglinicki +3 other references |
| doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13179.41767 +1 other reference |
| Hakim (2017) | |
| Qi et al. (2024) |
Iran | |
| Taghipour et al. (2018) |
| Rahmani et al. (2020) | |
Iraq | |
| Kettanah (2023) |
| Kettanah et al. (2017) |
| Mohammad (2009) |
| Mohammad (2013) | |
Ireland | |
| Brady et al. (2012) |
Italy | |
| Barbieri et al. (1984) |
| Toffolo et al. (2015) |
| Stoppa et al. (1997) |
| La Volpe et al. (1984) +12 other references |
| Punturo et al. (2023) |
| Punturo et al. (2023) |
| Punturo et al. (2023) | |
| uri et al. (1991) +16 other references |
| Knuever et al. (2023) |
| Cabella et al. (1997) |
| Zaccarini et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| and Beiträge zur Geologie der Schweiz +1 other reference |
| Lucci et al. (2018) |
| Lustrino et al. (1999) |
| Romengo N. et al. (2012) |
| Rotolo et al. (2006) |
| Rielli et al. (2022) |
| Stoppa et al. (1997) |
Japan | |
| Miura et al. (2018) |
| Arai +4 other references |
| Dr Kazumi Yokoyama analyses |
| Arai et al. (2022) |
| Arai et al. (2018) |
| Arai et al. (1999) |
| Harada (1954) +1 other reference | |
| Arai et al. (1994) | |
| Analyses by Dr Hideki Masago and Dr ... |
| Analyses by Dr Hideki Masago and Dr ... |
Kazakhstan | |
| Nordgold |
| Saveliev et al. (2023) |
| Saveliev et al. (2023) | |
| Pilitsyna et al. (2018) |
Kenya | |
| Späth et al. (2001) |
| Rix (1973) +4 other references |
Madagascar | |
| McDonald et al. (1999) |
| Rakotondrazafy et al. (2008) |
Mongolia | |
| Mao et al. (2018) |
| Mao et al. (2018) | |
| Karimov et al. (2024) |
Morocco | |
| Weiß (2006) |
| Jeremine et al. (1947) +9 other references |
| Wafik et al. (2026) |
Myanmar | |
| Kyaw Lin et al. (2026) |
New Zealand | |
| Dickey (1968) +4 other references |
| Hackett W R. |
| Patias et al. (2024) |
| Patias et al. (2024) |
| Cooper (2020) |
| Mossman et al. (2000) |
| Cross (2011) | |
| Mossman et al. (2000) | |
North Macedonia | |
| Vujanović (1958) |
| Spasovski et al. (2009) |
| Spasovski et al. (2009) | |
Norway | |
| Carswell et al. (2005) |
| Janák et al. (2015) |
| Plümper et al. (2012) |
| Qiu et al. (2024) |
Oman | |
| Hironori Negishi et al. (2011) |
| WORTHING et al. (2002) +2 other references |
| Nasir et al. (2011) | |
| Nasir et al. (2008, October) | |
Pacific Ocean | |
| Matsukage et al. (1998) |
| Peretyazhko et al. (2022) |
| Loocke et al. (2013) |
Pakistan | |
| Ahmed et al. (1990) +1 other reference |
| Zafar et al. (2025) |
| Ullah et al. (2026) |
| Mateen et al. (2022) |
| Mateen et al. (2022) | |
| Mateen et al. (2022) |
| Mateen et al. (2022) | |
| Ullah et al. (2025) |
| Mateen et al. (2022) |
Papua New Guinea | |
| Hulijeli et al. (2024) |
Philippines | |
| Payot et al. (2018) |
Poland | |
| Wojtulek et al. (2016) |
| Gil et al. (2019) |
| Georg Horninger (1940) |
| Lis et al. (1986) |
| Wojtulek et al. (2016) |
Portugal | |
| Assunção +2 other references |
Romania | |
| Seghedi et al. (1994) +4 other references |
| Kräutner (1969) +2 other references |
Russia | |
| Agasheva et al. (2024) |
| Kargin et al. (2019) +1 other reference |
| Zaccarini et al. (2004) |
| Saveliev et al. (2018) | |
| Doroshkevich et al. (2007) |
| Karimov et al. (2024) |
| Kiseleva +3 other references | |
| Airiyants et al. (2021) | |
| Kislov +1 other reference |
| Murzin et al. (2018) |
| Murzin et al. (2013) |
| Mikhailov (2000) |
| The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 39 (2001) |
| Chudnenko +2 other references |
| Ashchepkov +8 other references |
| Savel'eva et al. (2020) +1 other reference | |
| Mekhonoshin et al. (2008) | |
| Batanova et al. (1991) +7 other references |
| Vlasov et al. (2002) +2 other references | |
| Kutyrev et al. (2021) +1 other reference | |
| Cabri et al. (2022) | |
| Kutyrev et al. (2018) +1 other reference | |
| Chayka et al. (2023) |
| Tararin et al. (2007) |
| Tararin et al. (2007) | |
| Tolstykh et al. (2009) +1 other reference |
| Kepezhinskas et al. (2026) |
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| Yakich et al. (2020) |
| Doroshkevich et al. (2019) |
| Prokopyev +4 other references | |
| Gritsenko et al. (2022) |
| Nornickel |
| Chayka +9 other references | |
| Krivolutskaya et al. (2021) |
| Kiseleva et al. (2024) |
| Barkov et al. (2019) +1 other reference |
| Kislov et al. (2020) |
| Barkov et al. (2025) |
| Neradovskii et al. (1982) | |
| Barkov et al. (2023) |
| Barkov et al. (2023) | |
| Vorontsova (2011) |
| Pripachkin et al. (2024) |
| Pripachkin et al. (2024) | |
| Pripachkin et al. (2024) | |
| Barkov +4 other references |
| Barkov +3 other references | |
| Sklyarov +5 other references | |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) |
| Rakhimov +2 other references | |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) | |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) | |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) | |
| Rakhimov et al. (2022) | |
| Mikhailov (2000) |
| Puzik (2019) |
| Ustinov et al. (2009) +1 other reference |
| Okrugin et al. (2018) |
| Chayka +9 other references | |
| Alrosa |
| Zinchuk et al. (2007) | |
| Zinchuk et al. (2007) | |
| Rezvukhin +4 other references |
| Nimis et al. (2009) | |
| Alrosa |
| Venier et al. (2022) | |
| Ashchepkov et al. (2021) |
| Venier et al. (2022) |
| Grigor’eva et al. (2018) |
| Tatarinov et al. (2021) | |
| Sklyarov et al. (2023) | |
| Kievlenko et al. (2003) |
| Anikina et al. (2014) |
| Generalov et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
| Stepanov et al. (2020) | |
| Stepanov et al. (2017) | |
| Stepanov et al. (2017) | |
| Shabutdinov et al. (2024) | |
| Palyanova et al. (2018) |
| Yurichev (2021) |
Saudi Arabia | |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Camp et al. (1989) +2 other references |
| Ahmed et al. (2015) |
Serbia | |
| Cvetković et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| Cvetković et al. (2004) +2 other references | |
| Cvetković et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
| Altherr et al. (2004) +2 other references |
| Cvetković et al. (2004) +1 other reference |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Rojkovič I. & Hovorka D. | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Pauliš et al. (2002) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) | |
| Ďuda et al. (1996) +1 other reference |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
Slovenia | |
| Janák et al. (2015) | |
South Africa | |
| South African Journal of Geology |
| South African Journal of Geology | |
| South African Journal of Geology |
| South African Journal of Geology | |
| Konzett et al. (2013) |
| Haggerty et al. (1983) | |
| Haggerty et al. (1983) |
| Abersteiner et al. (2024) |
South China Sea | |
| Lu et al. (2025) |
Spain | |
| Evans et al. (2012) |
| Crisp et al. (1987) +12 other references |
| Venturelli et al. (1984) +2 other references |
| Hernández et al. (1999) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Nobel +5 other references |
| essai de synthese. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France (3) +5 other references |
| essai de synthese. Bulletin de la Société géologique de France (3) +6 other references | |
| Férriz et al. (1994) +1 other reference |
| Férriz et al. (1994) +1 other reference | |
| Fúster et al. (prov. de Murcia) +4 other references |
| Fernandez et al. (1972) +2 other references | |
Sweden | |
| Schmitz et al. (2016) +1 other reference |
Switzerland | |
| Philipp R. (1983) |
| Peters (1968) |
Taiwan | |
| Hwang et al. (1988) |
Turkey | |
| Lefevre et al. (1983) +4 other references |
| Akbulut et al. (2010) |
| Akinci (2009) |
| El-Raouf et al. (2024) |
| Uysal (2008) +1 other reference |
| Günay et al. (2016) |
| GÜNER (1980) |
| Thorne et al. (2009) |
| Ishimaru et al. (2018) |
| Burri et al. (1967) +1 other reference |
| Xiong et al. (2022) | |
| Akinci (2009) |
UK | |
| Power et al. (2000) |
| Gibb et al. (1989) +2 other references |
Ukraine | |
| ukrmineral.org (n.d.) |
United Arab Emirates | |
| Ziegler et al. (1991) +1 other reference |
| Nasir et al. (2003) |
USA | |
| Grey et al. (1998) +1 other reference |
| Himmelberg et al. (1968) +2 other references |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| De Vivo et al. (1988) |
| Krot et al. (1993) |
| Sinkler (1942) |
| Krot et al. (1993) +1 other reference |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Wlotzka (2005) |
| Ferraris et al. (2002) |
| Derkey et al. (1990, November) |
Uzbekistan | |
| Golovko et al. (2010) |
Venezuela | |
| Domènech et al. (2020) |
| Kaminsky et al. (2000) |
| Nixon et al. (1989) |
Vietnam | |
| Glotov et al. (2006) +1 other reference |
| Polyakov +2 other references |
Yemen | |
| Ali et al. (2007) |
Zimbabwe | |
| Kopylova et al. (1997) |
