Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formMASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueSerpentine
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationUltramafics Totally Serpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10043246
MRDS IDM061824
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.27093, -123.82699
References
RAMP, LEN, 1975, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UPPER CHETCO DRAINAGE AREA, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 88, P. 25.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, TABLE 7.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.