| Deposit ID | 10048469 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.89448, 41.87788 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8 MI SOUTH OF OREGON BORDER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Del Norte(county)
California(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
High Plateau Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Happy Camp(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Weed(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
Six Rivers National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | California | Del Norte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 017N | 002E | 12 | California |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iridium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ruthenium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Result | 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=500 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=16 PPB |
| Result | IR=110 PPB |
| Result | RU=210 PPB |
| Result | RH=43 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 | Josephine Ophiolite | ||||||
| Rock description | Josephine Ophiolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -123.89448, 41.87788 |
|---|
| General form | UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Smith River Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00056 |
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
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS IN CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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