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Chromite from
Swayne Mine (Big Pine claim), Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Swayne Mine (Big Pine claim), Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:322966
Long-form Identifier:1:3:322966:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘLiberty Bond claim, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘWar Bond group (Liberty group W. W. I), Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘLittle Hope and Mary Jane claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘKing prospects (1), Pulga, Butte County, California, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘSection 13 occurrence (Happy Hollow; Southern Pacific property; April Fool [?]), Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘBig Wonder claim, Big Bar Mountain, Butte County, California, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘStewart Mine (Brune and Stanley property; Big Bar lease; Agard and Stewart lease), Pulga, Butte County, California, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘReynolds No. 1 deposit, Pulga, Butte County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘKing prospect (3), Pulga, Butte County, California, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘDowden occurrence, Big Bend, Butte County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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