California · Del Norte County
Occurrence

Unnamed Prospect

Del Norte County, California, United States
ChromiumIridiumPalladiumRutheniumRhodiumPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryIridium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN, PRESUMED DISSEMINATED
Ore controlMagamtic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockHarzburgite · Josephine Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Western Jurassic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048450
MRDS IDMP00037
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.91176, -123.90144
References
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