Mine detail: Peg Leg Mine

Previously called 'LambertChrome King'

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Location

Lat / long:

41.62984, -122.72862

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Rhodium, Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium
Ore:	Chromite
Gangue:	Olivine
Orebody form:	LENSES, PODS, AND STRINGERS OF MASSIVE ORE

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Dunite
Associated rock:	Trinity Ultramafic Sheet
Associated type:	Peridotite
Structure:	Sharp Fault Striking N70-75w, Dipping 20-30n
Tectonic:	Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane

References

MRDS	W025722
DEP	10077770
Reference	{Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., AND CATER, F.W., JR., 1950, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 2, P. 112-113.}{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	Peterson, Jocelyn A.