| Deposit ID | 10048461 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00048 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospect South of Vulcan Peak |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.98255, 42.16176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MI SOUTH OF VULCAN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Curry(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chetco Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chetco(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forests(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Kalmiopsis Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Curry |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 039S | 011W | 15 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=100 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=20 PPB |
| Result | RH=7 PPB |
| Result | IR, RU NOT ANALYZED |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Harzburgite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Josephine Ophiolite;Dothan Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Josephine Ophiolite;Dothan Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| Rock unit name | Josephine Ophiolite |
| Rock description | Josephine Ophiolite |
| (1) | -123.98255, 42.16176 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Serpentinite Is Mostly Blocky Rather Than Sheared |
| General form | UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Wilderness |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00048 |
CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.
PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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