Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES
Ore controlEn Echelon In Narrow Dunite Zone In Peridotite.
Geology
Host rockDunite · Canyon Mountain Complex
StructureCountry Rock Is Highly Broken And Jointed
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
AlterationPeridotite And Dunite Are Locally Serpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10033095
MRDS IDM015019
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.35179, -118.75438
References
ALLEN, J.E., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF OREGON (REVISED ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 9, P. 65.OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1941, OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHEASTERN OREGON - WEST HALF: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 14-B, P. 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.THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 103.