California · Tehama County
Past Producer
Noble Electric Steel Co. Mine
Tehama County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
Primary
Chromium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LENSE
Materials
Ore minerals
Chromite
Geology
Host rock
Dunite · Knoxville
Associated rock
Diorite
Structure
Diorite Dike Striking N 12 E And Dipping 80 Se Intrudes Lower Ore Body.
Alteration
Partial To Complete Serpentinization Of Host Rocks.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1887
Last production
1955
Discovery year
1882
Identification
Deposit ID
10043461
MRDS ID
M100228
Alternate names
North Elder Creek Group
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
40.02375, -122.65303
References
STINSON, 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHED.RYNEARSON, 1946, USGS BULL 945-G, P. 206-207.