Chromium Occurence

Occurrence in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095155
MRDS ID M015548
Record type Site
Current site name Chromium Occurence
Related records 10033239, 10177030

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -124.30091, 43.28897 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Coos(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charleston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Coos Bay(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Coos(hydrologic unit)

Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)

Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 026S 014W 36 NW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NW 1/4 , IN SMALL STREAM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result GOOD PERCENTAGE OF BLACK MINERALS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) Terrace, pediment, and lag gravels

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to top 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WELL CEMENTED BROWN AND BLACK STAINED SAND.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Beach Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRIGGS, A. B., 1944 , CHROMITE - BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: US GS BULL. 945 - E, P. 129

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.