| Lat / long: | 41.80121, -123.86893 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Tertiary: | Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Palladium |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Gangue: | Olivine |
| Orebody form: | KIDNEY SHAPED PODS |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Josephine Ophiolite |
| Associated type: | Peridotite |
| Structure: | Strong Shear, Striking N35w And Dipping 75ne, Hosts Ore |
| Tectonic: | Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane |
| Alteration processes: | Ultramafic Rocks Are Serpentinized |
| MRDS | M007533 |
| DEP | 10029766 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W., JR., AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 57.}{Deposit:: CARLSON, C.A., AND OTHERS, 1985, ANALYSES FOR PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS IN SAMPLES FROM PODIFORM CHROMITE DEPOSITS, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P.}{Deposit:: *RIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 48, NO. 4, P. 293.} |
| Reporter | Gere, W., Peterson, Jocelyn A. |