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Chrome Creek Laterite

Occurrence in Curry county in Oregon, United States with commodities Nickel, Cobalt, Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033297
MRDS ID M015603
Record type Site
Current site name Chrome Creek Laterite
Related records 10274427

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -123.90672, 42.11371 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR CHROME CREEK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Curry(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Biscuit Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grants Pass(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Smith(hydrologic unit)

Northern California Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Klamath-Northern California Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

California(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Curry

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 040S 010W 7 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Chromium Critical Secondary

Analytical data

Result AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN SHALLOW HAND AUGER SAMPLES GAVE 0.69 % NI AND 0.88 % CR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -123.90672, 42.11371
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • NEAR WESTERN EDGE OF JOSEPHINE ULTRAMAFIC SHEET, ABOUT 2 MILES FROM THRUST-FAULT CONTACT WITH UNDERLYING DOTHAN FORMATION MARINE SEDIMENTS. ULTRAMAFICS CONSIST OF HARZBURGITE AND SERPENTINITE. AMPHIBORITE OF UNCERTAIN AGE, (POSSIBLY UPPER TRI AND EQUIVILENT TO BRIGGS VALLEY AMPHIBOLITE) OCCURS AS TECTONIC SLICE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Siskiyou National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RAMP, LEN, 1978 , INVESTIGATIONS OF NICKEL IN OREGON: ODGMI MISC. PAPER NO. 20 , P. 23

  • Deposit

    RAMP, L. AND OTHERS, 1977, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES AND ROCK MATERIAL OF CURRY COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 93, P, 47

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE UNWEATHERED ROCK CONTENT OF SOIL IS ESTIMATED AT 45 % BY VOLUME . THE LATERITE COVERS ABOUT 200 ACRES AT A DEPTH OF 10 FEET.
Deposit AREA EXAMINED ONLY BRIEFLY IN THE FIELD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1979 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-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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