Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formMASSIVE LENSES
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite
StructurePeridotite Bodies Strike Sw
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane
AlterationSerpentinization Of Ultramafic Rocks
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10043513
MRDS IDM100289
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.43429, -123.26639
References
WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 174.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.