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⇱ Chromite from Cavyell Horse Creek (Van Gwyn; Red Dog), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA

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Chromite from
Cavyell Horse Creek (Van Gwyn; Red Dog), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA

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Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cavyell Horse Creek (Van Gwyn; Red Dog), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:470907
Long-form Identifier:1:3:470907:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSwede Creek Occurrence (Gallaher), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCavyell Horse Mt. (Horse Mountain Chromite), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘRed Dog Van Gwyn Group, Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBrown Scratch (Anderson-Fisher Chrome Mine; Center; Red Scratch), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘBriggs Creek, Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGallagher Chrome, Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘMary Walker Claim, Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘHap Claims (Hawkins), Illinois River Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘHard-To-Get Claim (Catty Buck), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘChrome Prospect (Kerby No. 25), Chrome Ridge Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
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