Ehorn group (Ore Basin property; Valley View property), Franklin Point, Coastal Range, Tehama County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ehorn group (Ore Basin property; Valley View property) | - not defined - |
| Franklin Point | Point |
| Coastal Range | Mountain Range |
| Tehama County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 1' 0'' North , 122° 39' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paskenta | 112 (2011) | 17.6km |
| Flournoy | 101 (2011) | 21.9km |
| Rancho Tehama Reserve | 1,485 (2011) | 22.1km |
| Red Bluff | 14,131 (2017) | 40.3km |
| Richfield | 306 (2011) | 41.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
95986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:95986:0
GUID (UUID V4):
25f7c2f1-4ab3-47fe-b510-874fbaa44929
A Cr occurrence located in sec. 20 (assumed spot at center of the SW¼ sec. 20), T25N, R7W, MDM, 3.7 km (2.3 miles) SSE of Franklin Point (coordinates of record, along an unnamed tributary of North Fork Elder Creek. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is a Cr deposit hosted in rocks of the Franciscan Formation (serpentinite). The group is located near the N end of the Elder Creek mass, a long fault bounded N-S-trending ultramafic body that is exposed for over an area approximately 120 km by 4 km. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 3 (Coast Ranges and Western Klamath Mountains).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043693 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Franciscan DomainDomain
- Great Valley BasinBasin
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