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Chesmehbidouh, Iran

Past Producer in Fars, Iran with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100228
MRDS ID W029765
Record type Site
Current site name Chesmehbidouh, Iran

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 52.80107, 29.91564 (WGS84)
Relative position 150 KM E OF SHIRAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fars(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Fars

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 5 KM NORTH FROM BAKTIGHIAN LT LAKE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite
    Rock unit name Coloured Melange
    Rock description Coloured Melange
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 52.80107, 29.91564
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Antiform Structure
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES
    Dip STEEP
    Thickness 5M
    Length 40M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Thaghi Iskandani Mining Co.

Comments on the production information

  • MONTHLY PRODN. NOT OVER 2000 METTONS

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL SCALE OPERS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL PRODUCTION, SMALL BENEFICIATION PLANT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHMIDT, H.L. 1974: IRAN, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LAENDERBERICHTE, BFB 1974

  • Deposit

    GREBE, W.H. ET AL 1974: UNTERSUCHUNGEN UEBER ANGEBOT UND NACHFRAGE MINERALISCHER ROHSTOFFE, BD. CHROM. BGR/DIW 1975

  • Deposit

    LEONARDELLI, A., 1972, LA CHROMITE IN IRAN, UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

  • Production

    LEONARDELLI, F1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE LENSES OF REFRACTORY CHROMITE ORE TYPS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Cottala, S.C. U.S. Geological Survey

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