Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagamtic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite · Josephine Ophiolite
StructureIntense Shearing
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Western Jurassic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10029615
MRDS IDM007280
Alternate namesSarina, Lucky Queen Gold Claim
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.95343, -124.01227
References
WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W., JR., AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 32.CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 48, NO. 4, P. 273, 289.WELLS AND OTHERS