Commodities
PrimaryIron, Chromium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingAppalachian Piedmont
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10038138
MRDS IDM045424
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.47585, -76.81745
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905, P. 1202-1203.LINDGREN, WALDEMAR, 1911, PLATINUM AND ALLIED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1909, PT. 1, P. 997.