California · San Benito County
Occurrence

Alpine Deposit

San Benito County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENSE, POD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Uvarovite
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Franciscan;Panoche
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10043396
MRDS IDM100139
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.36273, -120.72516
References
WALKER, G.W., AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF.: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 54, 55, 80.ECKEL, E.B. AND MYERS, W.B., 1946, QUICKSILVER DEPOSITS OF THE NEW IDRIA DISTRICT, SAN BENITO AND FRESNO COUNTIES, CALIF., IN CALIF. JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 42, NO. 2, P 89.