James Mine, Strathmore, Tulare County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| James Mine | Mine |
| Strathmore | - not defined - |
| Tulare County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 6' 46'' North , 119° 1' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Strathmore | 2,819 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Porterville | 56,058 (2017) | 5.4km |
| East Porterville | 6,767 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Plainview | 945 (2011) | 10.3km |
| Lindsay | 13,217 (2017) | 11.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tule Gem and Mineral Society | Farmersville, California | 26km |
Mindat Locality ID:
97357
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:97357:8
GUID (UUID V4):
7085e297-e7eb-48e0-af33-f5b11c61f9d5
A former Cr occurrence/mine located in sec. 11, T21S, R27E, MDM, 4.8 km (3.0 miles) SE of Strathmore and 5.5 km (3.4 miles) N of Porterville, on the Lewis Hill group, on private land. First produced in 1915; last produiced in 1916. Owned by Mrs. J.H. James (1916); operated by R.O. Adams (1916). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.
The deposit is located in a NW-trending, irregularly exposed, belt of highly sheared serpentine which is 5-6 km wide and approximately 40 km long. The belt is bordered by pre-Cretaceous metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks, Pleistocene alluvium and Mesozoic granodiorite intrusives. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Deposit was mined out by 1916.
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: | 10043441 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
USA
- Sierra NevadaMountain Range
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References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.file ID #0061070013
