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Chromium-bearing Clinochlore from
Unnamed Cr occurrence [21], Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Clinochlore var: Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Comments:NOTE: Material described as "pink chrome chlorite" in source reference.
Colour:Pink
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Chromium-bearing Diopside
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromium-bearing Clinochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Cr occurrence [21], Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678593
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678593:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
2.2km (1.3 miles) Peg Leg Mine (Lambert claim; White and Brown Mine; Moffett Creek group; Chromite King Mine), Bally Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) McGuffy Creek deposit (Veta Chica Mine; Veta Grande Mine; Red Butte; Grand Canyon; Lady Gray; Grand Falls; Cherro Colorado; Mary Lou), Tom Martin Peak, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
44.8km (27.9 miles) Martin Mine (Martin-McKeen Mine; McKeen Mine; Martin McKean Mine; Martin McKeer Mine), Camp Eden, Callahan Mining District (Scott River Mining District), Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
45.6km (28.4 miles) Seiad Valley, Seiad Valley [town], Klamath River Mining District, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
62.0km (38.5 miles) Little Castle Creek Mine (Castle Crag Mine; Brown Mine), Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California, USA
70.1km (43.5 miles) Forest Queen Mine (Union Forest Queen Mine; Bull Dog Mine; North Star No. 1 Mine; Rattlesnake Mine; Black Bird Mine; Grey Eagle; Gray Eagle claim; Mammoth claim), Rattlesnake Hill, Klamath Mountains, Shasta County, California, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) Cyclone Gap Mine (Mammoth Mine), El Capitan, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
81.3km (50.5 miles) Doe Flat Chromite Mine (Comeback claim; Doe Flat claim), Youngs Valley group, Bear Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Siskiyou County, California, USA
96.9km (60.2 miles) Grumpy claim (Grumpy Mine; Grumpy and Stevens Mine [?]), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
97.5km (60.6 miles) Camp Eight Mine (Camp 8 claim; Camp 8 group; St. Patrick claim), Gordon Mountain, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
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