Oregon · Grant County
Occurrence

U of O Prospect

Grant County, Oregon, United States
ChromiumRhodiumRutheniumIridiumPalladiumPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRhodium, Ruthenium, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formUNKNOWN
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockDunite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Associated rockPeridotite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10048483
MRDS IDMP00072
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.34596, -118.77716
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