Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENSE
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Toro
StructureDeposit Cut By 3 Low Angle Normal Faults, Dipping 25 To 35 Sw And Striking To Nw.
AlterationSerpentinization Of Saxonite, Dunite, Pyroxenite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1885
Last production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10048018
MRDS IDM700416
Alternate namesSafety Chrome Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.35775, -120.66903
References
STINSON, M.C., 1975, CDMG MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUBLISHEDSMITH, C.T. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1944, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA., USGS BULL 945-B, P. 40.WALKER, W.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIF., CDMG BULL 134 PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 64.