Mine detail: Moore Mine

Previously called 'Marshall and Vanderbilt Claims'

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Location

Lat / long:

38.79738, -122.34495

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Iridium, Platinum, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Ore:	Chromite
Gangue:	Olivine
Orebody form:	LENSES

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Dunite
Associated rock:	Coast Range Ophiolite
Associated type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Vertical Shear Striking Northeast Can Be Traced For 1,500 Ft
Tectonic:	California Coast Ranges

References

MRDS	M010725
DEP	10031629
Reference	{Deposit:: DOW, D.H., AND THAYER, T.P., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 2, CH. 1, P. 21-22.}{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.}
Reporter	Gere, W., Peterson, Jocelyn A.