Oregon · Josephine County
Occurrence
Unnamed Prospect
Josephine County, Oregon, United States
Chromium
Platinum
Palladium
Rhodium
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Commodities
Primary
Chromium
Tertiary
Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
UNKNOWN
Ore control
Magmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore minerals
Chromite
Geology
Host rock
Dunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Associated rock
Peridotite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Tectonic setting
Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10048480
MRDS ID
MP00067
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
42.26982, -123.81838
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