Commodities
PrimaryChromium, Rhodium, Platinum, Palladium, Ruthenium, Iridium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Associated rockPeridotite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10043236
MRDS IDM061804
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.13204, -123.70948
References
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.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.