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Uvarovite from
Oxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Uvarovite
Formula:Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Uvarovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oxford Mine (Oxford Mine and mill; Oxford lease and mill; Becky; Case and Myers; Mt. Holly; Gold Bluff; Good Hope; Good Hope Extension No. 2; Jefferson No. 2 claim; Milton claim), Downieville, Downieville Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:958092
Long-form Identifier:1:3:958092:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Uvarovite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘDoriss Mine (Dorriss; Chrome F N; Chrome P N), Forest, Alleghany Mining District (Forest Mining District), Sierra County, California, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘMilton claim (Redmayne and McGonigal prospect), Sierra City, Sierra City Mining District, Sierra County, California, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘRed Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington Mining District (Omega Mining District), Nevada County, California, USA
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘBear River Chrome Mine (Sullivan Chrome Mine; Sullivan-Hemphill-Nobel Mine [1917-1922]; Becky Mine [?]; Black Nugget Mine [WWII]; Central Pacific lease), Baxter, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) ⓘBeat claim, Casa Loma, Dutch Flat Mining District (Towle Mining District), Placer County, California, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [8], Snakehead Point, Placer County, California, USA
45.6km (28.3 miles) ⓘOak Patch claim, Sugarloaf, Placer County, California, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘIowa Hill Chrome Mine (Williamson and Beck property [1918]), Cottage Home Hill, Iowa Hill Mining District, Placer County, California, USA
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘSunset Mine (Sun Set Chrome Mine; Sugar Pine Chrome Mine), Hughes Mill, Forest Hill Divide area, Placer County, California, USA
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘBunker Mine (Bunker Mines; Blue Bird Mine [1880's]; Bay Tree prospect; Sunnyside occurrence), Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff Mining District (Michigan Bluff Mining deposit), Placer County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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