Oregon · Jackson County
Past Producer

Cass Ranch

Jackson County, Oregon, United States
ChromiumPlatinumPalladiumRhodium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMASSIVE, DISSEMINATED, BANDED STRINGERS AND IRREGULAR SHAPED PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockDunite · Applegate Group
Associated rockPeridotite · Applegate Group
StructureCleavage In Host Rocks Trends N25w And Dips 42sw. Jointing Trends N64e
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042895
MRDS IDM061180
Alternate namesPossibly Same As Glade View
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.14205, -122.85057
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 92.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.