Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRhodium, Ruthenium, Palladium, Platinum, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite · Josephine Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10030546
MRDS IDM008734
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.38344, -123.78031
References
WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 186, PL. 19.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.CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985