Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRhodium, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMASSIVE LENS, FLOAT
Geology
Host rockSerpentinite · Josephine Ophiolite
StructureShears, Landslides
Tectonic settingAccreted Terranes Of Klamath Mountains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098527
MRDS IDM061545
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.20788, -123.84477
References
CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 65.RAMP, LEN, SCHLICKER, H.G., AND GRAY, J.J., 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES, AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 93, P. 30.CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.