California · El Dorado County
Past Producer

Pillikin Mine Area 5

El Dorado County, California, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSES, PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueChlorite, Epidote
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockLherzolite,Pyroxenite
AlterationSerpentinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10043682
MRDS IDM100581
Alternate namesPlacer Chrome Co. Workings
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.79406, -121.08964
References
CDMG BULL 134, P. 142USGS BULL 922-0, P. 452-453USGS BULL 922-0, P. 453