Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPalladium, Platinum, Ruthenium, Iridium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTRINGERS, LENSES, SCHLIEREN, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueTalc
Geology
Host rockDunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
StructureLandslide
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationSerpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043085
MRDS IDM061574
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.27649, -123.84866
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 103-104.THAYER, T.P., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATAPAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.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, P. 31.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.