| Deposit ID | 10048451 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Eagle |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.16197, 41.93066 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COOK AND GREEN CAMPGROUND |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Siskiyou(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kangaroo Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Klamath(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Siskiyou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 047N | 011W | 07 | SE4 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=44 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=19 PPB |
| Result | RH=27 PPB. |
| Model code | 15 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 8a |
| Deposit model name | Podiform chromite (minor) |
| Mark3 model number | none |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Seiad Valley Complex | ||||||
| Rock description | Seiad Valley Complex | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -123.16197, 41.93066 |
|---|
| General form | HIGH-GRADE BANDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55W |
| Dip | 70S |
| Length | 22.86M |
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Seiad Creek-Red Butte Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stanton, Mrs. W. P. |
| First year | 1945 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00038 |
WELLS, F.G., AND CATER, F.W., JR., 1950, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 2, P. 99, 118.
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., SMITH, C.T., RYNEARSON, G.H., AND LIVERMORE, J.S., 1949, CHROMITE DEPOSITS NEAR SEIAD AND MCGUFFY CREEKS, SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 948-B, P. 46-47.
ALLEN, J.E., 1941, GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATION OF THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 37, NO. 1, P. 124.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE FORMS BANDS IN HOST ROCKS, ALTERNATING LAYERS OF HIGH-GRADE CHROMITE WITH LAYERS OF LOW-GRADE ROCK. THE HIGH-GRADE BANDS ARE 1/4-3 IN. THICK. DEPOSIT IS NEAR THE BOTTOM OF A STEEP GULLY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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