Oregon · Grant County
Occurrence

Liberty Chrome

Grant County, Oregon, United States
PalladiumNickelCopperPlatinumChromium
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Description

C.H. Morgan

Commodities
PrimaryPalladium, Nickel, Copper, Platinum, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPODS AND LENSES
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockPyroxenite · Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOchoco-Blue Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1918
Identification
Deposit ID10095345
MRDS IDM025546
Alternate namesCampbell, Province Chrome Lode, Last Chance
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.33041, -118.73716
References
STOTELMEYER, R.B., 1977, ECONOMIC APPARISAL OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND ADJACENT AREAS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-420, P. 91-93.THAYER, T.P., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-D, P. 108-109.