Mine detail: Prospect South of Vulcan Peak

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.16176, -123.98255

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Palladium, Rhodium, Platinum
Ore: Chromite
Orebody form: UNKNOWN

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:Josephine Ophiolite
Host type:Dunite
Associated rock:Josephine Ophiolite;Dothan Formation
Associated type:Harzburgite
Structure:Serpentinite Is Mostly Blocky Rather Than Sheared
Tectonic:Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
Alteration processes:Harzburgite Is Partly Serpentinized And Foliated

References

MRDSMP00048
DEP10048461
Reference{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:: HIMMELBERG, G.R., AND LONEY, R.A., 1973, PETROLOGY OF THE VULCAN PEAK ALPINE-TYPE PERIDOTITE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 84, P. 1585-1600.}{Deposit:: PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS OF THE MEDFORD-COOS BAY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, SCALE 1:250,000.}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.