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Chromite from
Sheep Hill; Dust Mountain Prospect (west), Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
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 Sheep Hill; Dust Mountain Prospect (west), Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:589147
Long-form Identifier:1:3:589147:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘDust Mountain Prospect, Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘBernard Mountain Prospect (Red Mountain), Nelchina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC055; between Sheep and Clear creeks), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
92.2km (57.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC184; northeast of benchmark Verde), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
93.3km (57.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MC185; north of Upper Hanagita Lakes), Nizina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USA
References
(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey
 
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