| Deposit ID | 10263315 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0060931346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Calf Lakes |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.10033, 41.56173 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2194 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Siskiyou(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boulder Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Scott(hydrologic unit)
Klamath(hydrologic accounting unit)
Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
California(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Klamath National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Marble Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Siskiyou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 043 N | 011 W | 22 | C | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -123.10033, 41.56173 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0060931346 |
DOM BULL 134, PT I, CH 2, P 113-4
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SUMMARY GEOLOGY-CHROMITE VEINS ANS SCHLIEREN IN DUNITE AND SERPENTINITE IN THREE ZONES. ZONE A- A 4 INCH (10 CENTIMETER) WIDE, 50 FOOT (15 METER) LONG CHROMITE VEIN ORIENTED EAST-WEST, 80 DEGREES SOUTHWEST FOUND IN 4 FOOT (1 METER) WIDE DUNITE BAND. ZONE B-DISSEMINATED STRINGERS OF CHROMITE 1 FOOT (0.3 METER) WIDE CROP OUT OVER A LENTGH OF 25 FEET (8 METERS) WIDE ORIENTED NORTH 40 DEGREES EAST CROP OUT OVER 35 FEET (11 METERS) LENTGH IN SERPENTINITE. PRODUCTION, WORKINGS-NONE SAMPE DATA-RESOURCE ESTIMATED-PODS AND STRINGERS OF CHROMITE ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN LESS THAN 2 TONS (1.8 TONS)(WELLS,1950) SEVENTY FIVE CODE SAMPLES CONTAINED CHROMITE, BUT ONLY 12 ASSAYED OVER 1 PERCENT CR2O3 AND ONLY TWO CHIP SAMPLES CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 10 PERCENT CR2O3 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-MAR-1985 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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