Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD. IRREGULAR, OTHER STRINGERS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Uvarovite
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Dunite
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
Tectonic settingCalifornia Coastal Ranges, Santa Lucia Mtns.
AlterationUltrabasic Rocks Altered To Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1925
Last production1957
Identification
Deposit ID10043394
MRDS IDM100137
Alternate namesDaisy Mine 1953, Aldelabran Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.89884, -121.34128
References
WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN COAST RANGES OF CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P53-54, 80HART, E.W., 1966, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF., COUNTY REPORT NUMBER 5, CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, P.32, 121