Alaska
Occurrence

Hill Chromite Prospects

Alaska, United States
Chromium
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Description

Joe Hill

Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine, Pyroxene, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockDunite
StructureFoliation Of Schist And Phyllite Country Rock Strikes Nw, Dips 50 Degrees - 90 Degrees Ne
Tectonic settingChugach Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10002447
MRDS IDA013371
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates56.95944, -135.00473
References
USGS MF-464, LOC. 6-13 (1972)USGS OF 78-787, P. 12 (1978)USGS B 936-G P. 173-174, 177-180 (1942)USGS B 947-D, P. 72-73, PLATE 20 (1946)BAG-MF-464-6