Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueAntigorite, Magnetite, Olivine, Serpentine, Talc
Geology
Host rockDunite,Harzburgite · Zambales Ultramafic Complex
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1932
Discovery year1925
Identification
Deposit ID10081107
MRDS IDW032810
Alternate namesMasinloc
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates15.56675, 120.06599
References
E/MJ 1978; MM 1980; WAR MINERALS REPORT 1976-1977.DEYOUNG AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- CHROMIUM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-B, 41 P.PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 1986, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, VOLUME 2: MINERAL RESOURCES: MANILA, PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINE BUREAU OF MINES AND GEO-SCIENCES, 446 P.ISMI