| Deposit ID | 10267383 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0240150015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Schofield Sand Chrome Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Schofield Placer |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -76.15104, 39.71642 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 128 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cecil(county)
Maryland(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Conowingo Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
York(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baltimore(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic unit)
Lower Susquehanna(hydrologic accounting unit)
Susquehanna(hydrologic subregion)
Mid Atlantic(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Maryland | Cecil |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -76.15104, 39.71642 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | State Line District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0240150015 |
SINGEWALD, JR, J T, 1928, MD.G.S. VOL 12, PART 2, PP 107-108
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE SAMPLE WAS TAKEN FROM THIS PROPERTY BY AN ENGINEER WITH M IN 1943.HIS FINDINGS ARE REPORTED IN THE WMR REGIONAL FILE THE SAMPLE WAS WASHED SCREENED AND ASSAYED THERE WAS NO ATTE MADE TO DETERMINE THE DEGREE OF CONCENTRATION AND THE CR FE THE AVERAGE GRADE OF THE CR2O3 IN THE SANDS WAS 0.1%. DATE OF COMMENTS 1975. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-NOV-1983 | Harrison | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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