Oregon · Josephine County
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Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formNOT SEEN IN PLACE
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Josephine Peridotite
Associated rockHornblendite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1952
Identification
Deposit ID10043097
MRDS IDM061590
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.2801, -123.80088
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P