| Deposit ID | 10042946 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061295 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Onion Springs #1 |
| Related records | 10128262 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.20198, 42.70621 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1423 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
King Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Rogue(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Jackson |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 004W | 17 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Result | ASSAYS OF 1951 - 1952 SHIPMENTS - 43.1% CR2O3, 12.8% FE |
|---|---|
| Result | 43.8% CR2O3, 11.99% FE |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -123.20198, 42.70621 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | VARIES |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year | 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43.1 % Cr2o3, 12.8 % Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43.8 % Cr2o3, 11.9 % Fe | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061295 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410290334 |
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SMALL LENSES IN SCATTERED SERPENTINE BODIES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1984 | Mason, G | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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