California · Plumas County
Occurrence

White Pine Chrome Mine Area

Plumas County, California, United States
Nickel
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Commodities
TertiaryNickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Serpentinite
Associated rockDunite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10033784
MRDS IDM020429
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.86182, -120.99021
References
BRIGHT, J.H., 1974 ( 1958 ), PRIVATE COMMUNICATION.BURNETT, JOHN L. AND JENNINGS, CHARLES W., 1962 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF CALIF., OLAF P. JENKINS EDITION: CALIF. D.O.M. AND GEOL., SCALE 1:250,000RYNEARSON, GARN A., 1953 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE N. SIERRA NEVADA, CALIF. (PLACER, NEVADA, SIERRA, YUBA, BUTTE AND PLUMAS COUNTIES), CALIF. D.O.M. BULL. 134 , PT. 111 , CH. 5 , PP. 285 - 299CHESTERMAN, C.W., 1976 , WRITTEN COMMUNICATION