Description
W.M. Elsey And Others
Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formDISSEMINATED, MASSIVE
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueAnthophyllite, Clinozoisite, Magnetite, Olivine, Pyroxene, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockDunite · Twin Sisters Dunite
Tectonic settingCascade Volcanic Arc
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1934
Discovery year1931
Identification
Deposit ID10047821
MRDS IDM700107
Alternate namesWashington Chrome, Dannie
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.69092, -121.95902
References
HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37, V. 1, P. 40.MOEN, W.S., 1969, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 57, P. 67-68.DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 547.