Alaska
Occurrence

Red Bluff Bay Chromite Prospects

Alaska, United States
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, LENS, POD
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueOlivine, Pyroxene, Serpentine
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockDunite
StructurePhyllite And Schist Country Rock In Open Folds Trending N 30 Degrees W, Plunging 10 Degrees-50 Degrees Se
Tectonic settingChugach Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10094083
MRDS IDA013372
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates56.86444, -134.71027
References
USGS B 936-G, PLATE 22 (1942)USGS OF 78-787, P. 21 (1978)USGS MF-464, LOC. 14 (1972)BAG-B-936-G-PL-22-1,2USGS B936-G, P. 186