Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRhodium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES OF MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED ORE
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite · Kings-Kaweah Ophiolite
StructureIntense Shearing
Tectonic settingSierra Nevada Accreted Terrane
AlterationUltramafic Rocks Highly Serpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Last production1918
Identification
Deposit ID10043440
MRDS IDM100203
Alternate namesVaughn Ranch Mine, Vaughn Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates36.02386, -118.95372
References
STINSON, M.C., 1975, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUB.RYNEARSON, G.A., 1948, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 3, CH. 3, P. 98CARLSON, 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.GOODWIN, J.G., 1958, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TULARE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 54, NO. 3, P. 336.RYNEARSON, 1948