| Deposit ID | 10178064 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0420450002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairlambs Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -75.41212, 39.90971 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 64 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Delaware(county)
Pennsylvania(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Media(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wilmington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Wilmington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic unit)
Lower Delaware(hydrologic accounting unit)
Delaware-Mid Atlantic Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Pennsylvania | Delaware |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | Granitic gneiss and granite |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Philadelphia |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0420450002 |
PEARRE N HEYL A JR USGS BULL 1082K PG 790 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS PLACER IS SURROUNDED BY A DEVELOPED THIS MAY PRECLUDE ANY MINING HERE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THIS PLACER WAS NOTED FOR ITS LARGE OCTEHEDRAL XLS OF CHROMI THERE ARE NO ANALYSES OR CR FE RATIO GIVEN FOR THIS DEPOSIT. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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