Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryRuthenium, Platinum, Iridium, Rhodium, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formMASSIVE LENSES
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Geology
Host rockDunite · Knoxville Formation
Associated rockPeridotite · Beegum Creek Ultramafic Body
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane
AlterationPartial To Complete Serpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Last production1955
Identification
Deposit ID10098551
MRDS IDM100231
Alternate namesDead Pine and Mountain View Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.24124, -122.9011
References
WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 159-163, 168.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.BRADLEY, W.W., HUGUENIN, EMILE, LOGAN, C.A., TUCKER, W.B., AND WARING, C.A., 1918, MANGANESE AND CHROMIUM IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU BULLETIN 76, P. 208-209.WELLS AND HAWKES, 1965