Mine detail: Laton Mine

Previously called 'Principal Claims: RattlesnakeSlatsYellow Streak. Prospects: BurlLone BirdParmeter RanchRed SlideSerpentine.'

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Location: Sonoma County, California, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.6196, -123.13164
dep_id: 10043532
mrds_id: M100312
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Chromium
Trace mineral: Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chromite
gangue: Olivine, Serpentine
orebody_fm: SMALL HIGH-GRADE LENSES, DISSEMINATED
model: 15: Podiform chromite (minor)
alteration: Peridotite Is Serpentinized
conc_proc: Magmatic Segregation
ore_ctrl: Magmatic Segregation
Reporter: Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Dunite
arock_unit: Coast Range Ophiolite
arock_type: Peridotite
Structure: Local Shearing
tectonic: California Coast Ranges
Year first produced: 1916
yr_lst_prd: 1944
disc_yr: 1915
References:
  • 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. 26-27, 36.
  • 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.
  • Production:: DOW AND THAYER, 1946
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