Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Rhodium, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formZONE OF BANDED, DISSEMINATED CHROMITE
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Geology
Host rockDunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophioite
Associated rockPeridotite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
StructureHigh-Angle Faults, Landsliding
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10048459
MRDS IDMP00046
Alternate namesPart of Mccaleb Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.27788, -123.83672
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 106-107.RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 31.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.