Newfoundland
Occurrence

Stowbridge Chromite Deposit

Newfoundland, Canada
ChromiumPGE
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPGE
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formPODIFORM
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
Geology
Host rockDunite
Associated rockPeridotite,Dunite,Pyroxenite
StructureAppears To Be In Sequence Peridotite - Dunite With Chromite - Clinopyroxenite; Local Flowage Folds Present
Tectonic settingOphiolite
AlterationDunite - Serpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095400
MRDS IDM046819
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates49.23486, -57.06279
References
SMITH, C. H., 1958 , BAY OF ISLANDS IGNEOUS COMPLEX, WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CANADA, MEM. 290 , P. 97 - 10