Utah Chrome Company Mine, Little Red Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Tehama County, California, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Utah Chrome Company Mine | Mine |
| Little Red Mountain | Mountain |
| Klamath Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Tehama County | County |
| California | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 17' 33'' North , 122° 56' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 195 (2011) | 32.4km |
| Hayfork | 2,368 (2011) | 35.6km |
| Douglas City | 713 (2011) | 40.0km |
| Lewiston | 1,193 (2011) | 47.4km |
| Weaverville | 3,600 (2011) | 48.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
96046
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:96046:8
GUID (UUID V4):
b1d8f681-4ab0-4825-9c79-3626da7865f2
A former Cr mine located in sec. 7 (assumed spot at the center of sec. 7), T28N, R9W, MDM, 2.0 km (6,700 feet) ENE of Little Red Mountain (coordinates of record), between easterly-flowing unnamed tributaries of the South Fork Beegum Creek, on National Forest land. Last production was in 1955. Operated by the Utah Chrome Co. (1965). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in rocks of the Knoxville Formation (serpentinite) (Late Cretaceous - Late Jurassic). This mine is at the S end of the Beegum Creek body, an irregularly exposed ultramafic belt that trends NW from Little Red Mountain into Trinity County. The exposed ultramfic rock is 3 to 4 km wide in the vicinity of Little Red Mountain. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
Production data are found in: Wells, F.G. and Hawkes, H.E. (1965).
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: | 10043466 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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