| Deposit ID | 60001006 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061750 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Chrome Ridge |
| Alternate or previous names | Sordy Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.72286, 42.43402 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST. 4 MI NORTH OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS RIVER AREA. UTM FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION PLOTS IN CALIFORNIA. IDENTITY OF THIS DEPOSIT IS IN QUESTION. ORIGINAL ENTRY SUGGESTED THIS MAY BE PART OF SORDY GROUP. PRODUCTION FIGURES IN CARLSON AND OTHERS (1985) SUGGEST IT MAY BE SAD SACK (BLACK PRINCESS), MINE WHICH IS NOT PART OF SORDY GROUP. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Josephine(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chrome Ridge(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Josephine |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| (1) | -123.72286, 42.43402 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 2 MAIN SETS OF FAULTS, ALSO CONSIDERABLE FOLDING |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | TULARE BROTHERS |
| Year | 1954 |
THAYER, T.P., 1974, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNPUB. DATA.
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.
WELLS, F.G., PAGE, L.R., AND JAMES, H.L., 1941, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOURDOUGH AREA, CURRY COUNTY, AND THE BRIGGS CREEK AREA, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 922-P, P. 477-496.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.