| Deposit ID | 10109685 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M061284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gray Boy |
| Alternate or previous names | Starvout Group |
| Related records | 10128375 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -123.19809, 42.73176 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1082 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Douglas(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
King Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Canyonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Medford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Umpqua(hydrologic unit)
Southern Oregon Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Oregon-Washington Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Douglas |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 033S | 004W | 5 | SW OF NE | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Result | 19 FT. CHIP SAMPLE ASSAYED 20.2% CR2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | GRAB SAMPLE ASSAYED 29.50% CR2O3, 10.64% FE, A SPLIT OF THIS ASSAYED 34.66% CR2O3, 12.10% FE |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Dunite |
| (1) | -123.19809, 42.73176 |
|---|
| General form | BANDS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | W |
| Width | 5.79M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Riddle |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^43% Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1957 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^43 Cr2o3 | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M061284 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410190060 |
RAMP, LEN, 1972, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 75, 106 P.
RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPT. GEOLOGY AND MINERAL IND. BULL. 52, 169 P.
THAYER, T. P., 1974, UNPUBL. DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OVER 26 WIDTH WITH TWO BARREN ZONES OF 3 & 4 FT WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1981 | Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) | 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.