Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePodiform
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR AND ISOLATED LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueAragonite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockPeridotite · Canyon Mountain Complex
Tectonic settingOphiolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1917 - 1918
Identification
Deposit ID10098326
MRDS IDM014927
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.35318, -118.92384
References
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON, ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 55OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 27 - 28WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON, U. S. G. S. BULL. 725 - A, P. 49 .HUNDHAUSEN, R.J. AND OTHERS, 1956, EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION STUDIES, JOHN DAY CHROMITES, OREGON; USBM INV. REPT. 5238, P.9, 151942 DIREXPL USBM REF.