| Deposit ID | 10042966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061344 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Graves Creek Chrome |
| Alternate or previous names | Epperly |
| Related records | 10225436 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.34087, 42.64899 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 805 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Golden(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 | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 034S | 005W | 06 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAYS 35% CR2O3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -123.34087, 42.64899 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, KIDNEY |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH |
| Dip | 45 W |
| Length | 1.52M |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Greenback |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061344 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330176 |
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
RAMP, L. AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, 45P
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 15 TONS PILED ON DUMP WORKINGS MOSTLY CAVED |
| Deposit | RECORD NUMBERS (M013450) AND (M015215) HAVE BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1992 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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