Prospect Near Mud Spring (MRDS #10048467) CR

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10048467
MRDS ID	MP00054
Record type	Site
Current site name	Prospect Near Mud Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-123.81283, 42.0951 (WGS84)
Elevation	1021
Location accuracy	100(meters)
Relative position	ABOUT 0.75 MI NORTHEAST OF BUCKSKIN PEAK, Probably Accurate For Pge Sample Site Location

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Josephine(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Buckskin Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Illinois(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)

Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Oregon	Josephine

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Willamette	040S	009W	18		Oregon

Comments on the location information

REFERENCE LISTS LOCATION IN CURRY COUNTY, BUT UTM IS LOCATED IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. TOPO MAP SHOWS NO PROSPECTS IN AREA.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Chromium Critical	Primary
Platinum Critical	Tertiary
Palladium Critical	Tertiary
Rhodium Critical	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=10 PPB
Result	PD=20 PPB
Result	RH=N(4) PPB
Result	IR, RU NOT ANALYZED

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code	15
USGS model code	8a
Deposit model name	Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number	none

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated

Associated

Rock type

Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite

Rock unit name

Josephine Ophiolite

Rock description

Josephine Ophiolite

Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Jurassic
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Jurassic
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Jurassic
Stratigraphic age (youngest)	Late Jurassic

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
Rock unit name	Josephine Ophiolite
Rock description	Josephine Ophiolite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-123.81283, 42.0951	ListMap

General form	UNKNOWN

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Ownership category	National Forest

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	MP00054

Bibliographic references

Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	NO INFORMATIION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS IN CARLSON AND OTHERS (1985) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAR-90	Peterson, Jocelyn A.	U.S. Geological Survey

Prospect Near Mud Spring