Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRuthenium, Iridium, Rhodium, Palladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSTRINGERS, LENS
Ore controlMamgatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueCalcite, Talc
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Josephine Ophiolite
Associated rockMafic Metamorphic Rock
StructureHighly Sheared; Thrusting, Normal Faulting
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043116
MRDS IDM061614
Alternate names3 Claims: 4th of July, Swede, Susie
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.19732, -123.98199
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 98-99.PAGE, 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. 30.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.