Oregon · Grant County
Occurrence

Big Boy

Grant County, Oregon, United States
NickelChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite
Associated rockPeridotite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10036660
MRDS IDM025550
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.34846, -118.93078
References
THAYER, T.P., CASE, J.E., AND STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 117