Kareliya
Producer

Saranovsk Deposit (Northern & Southern Massifs)

Kareliya, Russia
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, PODIFORM, MASSIVE
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureULTRAMAFIC PORTION OF OPHIOLITE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1800
Discovery year1797
Identification
Deposit ID60000512
MRDS IDISM0010
RegionEU
Data scoreD
Coordinates58.99791, 58.75156
References
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