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⇱ Chromite from Preston Farm Pits, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

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Chromite from
Preston Farm Pits, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

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Locality type:Pit
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 Preston Farm Pits, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:860075
Long-form Identifier:1:3:860075:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWest Placer Area (Preston Placer; Sweigarts Run; Swaggarts Run; West Placer; Thornbottom Run), Cecil County, Maryland, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLine pit (Lowe's Chromite Mine), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘLine pit (Lowe's Mine), Cecil County, Maryland, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘSouthwest Rock Springs Pits (Prospects Near Rock Springs), Cecil County, Maryland, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘWet Pit Slaymaker Property, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRiley Sand Chrome Property (Riley Quarry), Cecil County, Maryland, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘJenkins Mine (Jenkins Corner; North Rock Springs), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘHaines & Kibblehouse Penn-Maryland Materials Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGeiger Quarry, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
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