| Deposit ID | 10048474 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | MP00061 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emma Bell Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Chrome Mountain, Stanton |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.16114, 41.934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| 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 | 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=69 PPB |
|---|---|
| Result | PD=3 PPB |
| Result | IR=50 PPB |
| Result | RU=150 PPB |
| Result | RH=<1 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) | -123.16114, 41.934 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schlieren |
| General form | MASSIVE AND DISSEMINATED, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 182.88M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Seiad Creek-Red Butte Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Development Corp. Of Delaware |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mrs. W. P. Stanton |
| First year | 1945 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | MP00061 |
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. 101, 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. 45-46.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHROMITE IS TYPICALLY IN HIGH-GRADE STRINGERS 0.25-1 IN. WIDE AND 1-3 FT LONG. DIMENSIONS GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR LARGEST SCHLIEREN, WHICH IS LOW GRADE. SCHLIEREN OCCUR OVER A 3,500 FT INTERVAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1990 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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