| Deposit ID | 10102959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M015024 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Celebration |
| Related records | 10177122 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -118.80966, 44.33346 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Grant(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pine Creek Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)
John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Malheur National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Grant |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 014S | 033E | 30 | NW | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| 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 | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Rock description | Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex;Canyon Mountain Complex |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite |
| (1) | -118.80966, 44.33346 |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25 DEG S |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Canyon |
|---|
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Malheur Natioal Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M015024 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410230011 |
ALLEN, J. E., 1938 , CHROMITE IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 59 .
OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 21 .
NOTE IN ODGMI FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROUND AGGREGATES AVERAGING 5 MM. IN DIAMETER, IN MATRIX OF GREEN PYROXENE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Lee, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1993 | Gray, Jerry J. | Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.