Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueAsbestos, Talc, Uvarovite
Geology
Host rockHarzburgite · Mariposa
StructureLocated In The Melones Fault Zone, Intense Shearing Of Most Rocks.
AlterationSerpentinization Of Saxonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1865
Last production1918
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10043703
MRDS IDM100607
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.92881, -120.43989
References
STINSON, M.C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHEDCATER, F.W. JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 1, P. 14.CATER, 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 1, P. 14.