| Deposit ID | 10033097 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Rock Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Morgan, Campbell, Hanenkrat, Big Bertha No. 1, Lost Creek |
| Related records | 10298798 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.73799, 44.32735 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Strawberry Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Malheur National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 033E | 22 | S | Oregon |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | LOW GRADE ORE |
|---|---|
| Result | 30 TO 40 % OF CHROMIC OXIDE |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex | ||||
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| (1) | -118.73799, 44.32735 |
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| General form | ORE BODY WAS WEDGE SHAPED ( 4 FT. WIDE AT TOP, 1 FT. AT DEPTH OF 15 FT. ) |
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| General form | ORE BODY WAS WEDGE SHAPED ( 4 FT. WIDE AT TOP, 1 FT. AT DEPTH OF 15 FT. ) |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon |
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| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015022 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230212 |
WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON: U.S.G.S. BULL. 725 - A. P. 43 .
THAYER, T. P., 1940 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF GRANT COUNTY, ORE. U.S.G.S., BULL. 922 - D, P. 108 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 27 , 36 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IS SPOTTED, SHOWS DISTINCT VERTICAL LINEAR BANDING COMBINED WITH PLANAR BANDING STRIKING N 60 E. |
| Deposit | RECORDS (M015021) AND (M015023) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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