Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES, ANGULAR MASSES
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueTalc
Geology
Host rockDunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Associated rockPeridotite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
StructureRock Is Highly Sheared Adjacent To Ore
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098530
MRDS IDM061599
Alternate namesKerby #91
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.29954, -123.80838
References
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 44.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.