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⇱ Sleeman occurrence, Cherry Creek Acres, Nevada County, California, USA

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Sleeman occurrence, Cherry Creek Acres, Nevada County, California, USAi
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Sleeman occurrenceOccurrence
Cherry Creek Acres- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 6' 44'' North , 121° 6' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Alta Sierra6,911 (2011)5.9km
Lake of the Pines3,917 (2011)9.3km
Penn Valley1,621 (2011)11.6km
Grass Valley12,944 (2017)12.6km
Rough and Ready963 (2011)13.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Nevada County Gem & Mineral SocietyGrass Valley, California13km
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral SocietyMarysville, California42km
Roseville Rock RollersRoseville, California43km
Mindat Locality ID:
84717
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:84717:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Cr occurrence located in the N½ sec. 32, T15N, R8E, MDM, 2.6 km (1.6 miles) WNW of Cherry Creek Acres and 3.5 km (2.1 miles) NW of Dew Drop, on private land. Owned by the Sleeman Brothers (1918). MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 500 meters.

Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).

No production was reported.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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Link to USGS MRDS:10031713

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