California · Tulare County
Occurrence
Prospect Near Holston Chrome
Tulare County, California, United States
Chromium
Platinum
Ruthenium
Rhodium
Iridium
Palladium
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Commodities
Primary
Chromium
Tertiary
Platinum, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Iridium, Palladium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
UNKNOWN
Ore control
Magmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore minerals
Chromite
Gangue
Olivine
Geology
Host rock
Dunite
Associated rock
Peridotite · Kings-Kaweah Ophiolite
Tectonic setting
Sierra Foothills Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10048452
MRDS ID
MP00039
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
36.02469, -118.97455
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