| Lat / long: | 41.93232, -123.94644 |
| Primary: | Chromium |
| Tertiary: | Palladium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Platinum |
| Ore: | Chromite |
| Gangue: | Olivine, Uvarovite |
| Orebody form: | PODS, LUMPS, BUNCHES, STRINGERS, DISSEMINATED |
| Discovery year: | 1941 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Small |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| First production started: | 1942 |
| Last production ended: | 1942 |
| Host rock: | Franciscan Formation |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Josephine Ophiolite |
| Associated type: | Peridotite |
| Structure: | Major Shear Zone 6 Ft Wide Strikes N30w, Dips 30 Nw. Intense Shearing Throughout |
| Tectonic: | Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane |
| Alteration processes: | Talc And Serpentine In Shear, Also Partial To Complete Serpentinization Of Peridotite And Dunite |
| MRDS | M700420 |
| DEP | 10088868 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: STINSON, M.C., 1975, CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL PROPERTY REPORT, UNPUB.}{Deposit:: WELLS, F.G., CATER, F.W., JR., AND RYNEARSON, G.A., 1946, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PT. 1, CH. 1, P. 37.}{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., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 48, NO. 4, P. 269.}{Deposit:: CATER, F.W., JR., AND WELLS, F.G., 1953, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GASQUET QUADRANGLE, CALIFORNIA-OREGON: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 995-C, PL. 11.} |
| Reporter | Oster, Karel L. (Albers, John P.), Peterson, Jocelyn A. |