| Deposit ID | 10043078 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yellow Jacket Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.73949, 42.43065 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1231 |
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 |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 036S | 009W | 22 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -123.73949, 42.43065 |
|---|
| General form | KIDNEY |
|---|---|
| Strike | VARIES |
| Dip | VARIES |
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Siskiyou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061563 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410330509 |
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
WELLS, F. G., PAGE, L. R., AND JAMES, H. L., 1940, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOURDOUGH AREA, CURRY COUNTY, AND THE BRIGGS CREEK AREA, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 922-P,
RAMP, L., AND PETERSON, N.V., 1979, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF JOEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON; ODGMI BULL. 100, PLATE 2, NO.224.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOMETIMES ALONG FISSURES, POSSIBLY FORMED BY SHEARING OF BANDED ORE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
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