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Chromite Occurrence

Occurrence in Placer county in California, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10043551
MRDS ID M100333
Record type Site
Current site name Chromite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.7752, 39.11489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Assumed Spot E2, 30

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Placer(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foresthill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Truckee(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chico(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

North Fork American(hydrologic unit)

Lower Sacramento(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sacramento(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tahoe National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Placer

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 015N 011E 30 E2 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.7752, 39.11489
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE EASTERNMOST OF 3 SUB PARALLEL BELTS OF ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS THAT TREND NORTHWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Forest Hill Divide Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Buell, Loraine J.
    First year 1942

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-83 Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.) U.S. Geological Survey

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