Commodities
PrimaryChromium
TertiaryPlatinum, Palladium, Rhodium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPODS, LENSES
Ore controlMagmatic Segregation
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite
GangueMagnetite, Talc
Geology
Host rockDunite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Associated rockPeridotite · Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
StructureFaults With Small Offset Strike N
Tectonic settingKlamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
AlterationUltramafics Are Almost Totally Serpentinized
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1939
Last production1953
Identification
Deposit ID10109653
MRDS IDM060531
Alternate namesPart of Chrome King Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.31204, -123.81838
References
THAYER, T.P., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.ALLEN, J.E., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON (REVISED ED.): OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 9, P. 44-45.RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 58-59.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.