Mine detail: Western Chrome Nos. 1, 3, 4

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Location

Lat / long:

40.43429, -123.26639

Resource(M)

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

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Dunite
Associated type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Peridotite Bodies Strike Sw
Tectonic:	Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization Of Ultramafic Rocks

References

MRDS	M100289
DEP	10043513
Reference	{Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., AND HAWKES, H.E., 1965, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 3, P. 174.}{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	Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.