Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPalladium, Rhodium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Geology
Host rockDunite · Josephine Ophiolite
Associated rockHarzburgite · Josephine Ophiolite;Dothan Formation
StructureSerpentinite Is Mostly Blocky Rather Than Sheared
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationHarzburgite Is Partly Serpentinized And Foliated
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048461
MRDS IDMP00048
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.16176, -123.98255
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.HIMMELBERG, G.R., AND LONEY, R.A., 1973, PETROLOGY OF THE VULCAN PEAK ALPINE-TYPE PERIDOTITE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 84, P. 1585-1600.PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.