| Locality type: | Placer |
| Classification |
|---|
|
| Species: | Clinochlore var: Chromium-bearing Clinochlore |
| Formula: | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Comments: | The mineral contains 2.04 mas.% Cr2O2 and 0.59 mas.% NiO. |
| Confirmation |
|---|
|
| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
|---|
|
| Orcelite | β1 photo of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore associated with Orcelite at this locality. |
| Serpentine Subgroup | β1 photo of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore associated with Serpentine Subgroup at this locality. |
| Andradite | β1 photo of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore associated with Andradite at this locality. |
| Awaruite | β1 photo of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore associated with Awaruite at this locality. |
| Data |
|---|
|
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chromium-bearing Clinochlore data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Josephine Creek placers, Josephine Creek Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
|---|
|
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 853875 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:853875:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 98b616ec-7621-480b-890d-ae4b87cde501 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore |
|---|
|
|
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | βBrown Mine (High Plateau Browns Mine), High Plateau Mountain, Rockland, Diamond Creek Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 40.5km (25.2 miles) | βCyclone Gap Mine (Mammoth Mine), El Capitan, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA |
| 44.4km (27.6 miles) | βDoe Flat Chromite Mine (Comeback claim; Doe Flat claim), Youngs Valley group, Bear Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA |
| 45.1km (28.0 miles) | βAngela Chromite Mine (Angela deposit), Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 45.1km (28.1 miles) | βBlackjack deposit, Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 46.4km (28.8 miles) | βHigh Plateau Mine, Gasquet, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | βCamp Eight Mine (Camp 8 claim; Camp 8 group; St. Patrick claim), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 53.5km (33.3 miles) | βGrumpy claim (Grumpy Mine; Grumpy and Stevens Mine [?]), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 56.8km (35.3 miles) | βFrench Mine, Cant Hook Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA |
| 59.7km (37.1 miles) | βSeiad Valley, Seiad Valley [town], Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA |
| References |
|---|
|
|
