Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formHIGH-GRADE BANDS
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite · Seiad Valley Complex
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Western Jurassic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10048451
MRDS IDMP00038
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.93066, -123.16197
References
WELLS, F.G., AND CATER, F.W., JR., 1950, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 2, P. 99, 118.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.WELLS, F.G., SMITH, C.T., RYNEARSON, G.H., AND LIVERMORE, J.S., 1949, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SEIAD AND MCGUFFY CREEKS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 948-B, P. 46-47.ALLEN, J.E., 1941, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 37, NO. 1, P. 124.