| Location: | Tehama County, California, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 40.28902, -122.9461 |
| dep_id: | 10048468 |
| mrds_id: | MP00055 |
| Commodity type: | metallic |
| Major mineral: | Chromium |
| Trace mineral: | Palladium, Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Chromite |
| gangue: | Serpentine, Talc |
| orebody_fm: | LENSES AND POCKETS |
| model: | 15: Podiform chromite (minor) |
| alteration: | Ultramafic Rocks Are Serpentinized |
| conc_proc: | Magmatic Segregation |
| ore_ctrl: | Magmatic Segregation |
| Reporter: | Peterson, Jocelyn A. |
| hrock_type: | Dunite |
| arock_type: | Peridotite |
| tectonic: | Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane - Rattlesnake Creek Terrane |
| yr_lst_prd: | 1956 |
| prod_yrs: | 1924, 1942-43, 1945, 1952-56 |
| References: |
- 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. 162-163.
- 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., 1946, MINES AND MINING IN TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 42, NO. 3, P. 187.
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