| Deposit ID | 10109690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sexton Mountain |
| Related records | 10201650 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.35337, 42.60315 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 805 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sexton 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 034S | 006W | 24 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | 30.60% CR2O3, 9.53% FE, 11.80% SIO2, 21.84% MGO, 1.13% CAO |
|---|---|
| Result | CALCULATED ALUMINA CONTENT IS 17.3% AL2O3 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -123.35337, 42.60315 |
|---|
| General form | LENS, POD |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 W |
| Dip | EAST |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Grants Pass |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Year | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^33. % Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^29.71 % Cr2o3, 9.97 % Fe, 13. % Sio2, 2.021:1 Cr:Fe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1943 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^38. % Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061340 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330514 |
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 | RECORD NUMBER (M013374) HAS BEEN MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM THE OREGON FILE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1982 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-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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