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Dorian Chromite Prospect

Occurrence in Okanogan county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10095546
MRDS ID M056660
Record type Site
Current site name Dorian Chromite Prospect
Related records 10155501, 10155645

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.68089, 48.48983 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position ABOUT 5 MILES BY ROAD SE OF RUBY.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Okanogan(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ruby Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Omak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Okanogan(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Okanogan(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Okanogan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 035N 025E 34 NW OF SE Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Mica Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Anarchist Group
    Rock description Anarchist Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.68089, 48.48983
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLAKES
    Strike NW
    Dip 45SW-90
    Width 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • QTZITE SHOWS A LIGHT GREEN COLOR.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ruby District

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS

Comments on development

  • OPEN CUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WASH. DMG BULL. 37, PART II, P. 38.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 640, P. 36

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MARIPOSITE FLAKES ALONG LAMINATION AND FRACTURE PLANES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1982 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1982 Lawson, William A. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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