Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRhodium, Palladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formNARROW, TAPERING LAYERS OF MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED CHROMITE
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Geology
Host rockDunite · Josephine Ophiolite
Associated rockPeridotite · Josephine Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042701
MRDS IDM060610
Alternate namesUnnamed # 11 On Kerby
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.19232, -123.86783
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 69.RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, TABLE 7.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.