Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Ruthenium, Iridium, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite · Josephine Ophiolite
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Western Jurassic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048465
MRDS IDMP00052
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.9076, -123.96227
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