The Tangerine is a chromium mine located in Del Norte county, California at an elevation of 2,651 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,651 Feet (808 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 41.9575, -123.88306
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Tangerine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tangerine
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Location
State: California
County: Del Norte
District: High Plateau Area
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. J. Harper
Years: 1952 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: DISSEMINATED
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Harzburgite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: PD=TR-<4 PPB
Analytical Data: RH=TR-45 PPB.
Analytical Data: RU=<100-1,390 PPB
Analytical Data: IR=25-260 PPB
Analytical Data: 3 PGE ANALYSES: PT=16-19 PPB
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Location): ON ELK CAMP RIDGE. IN SIX RIVERS NATIONAL FOREST. UTM LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG GIVEN IS FOR PROSPECT SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP ON WEST BORDER OF NW/4 OF SECTION; UTM FOR THIS LOCATION IS 4645240N, 426810E.
Comment (Production): NO MORE THAN A FEW TONS OF ORE FOUND
Comment (Workings): SOME DIGGINGS
Comment (Deposit): CHROMITE LUMPS ARE GENERALLY MUCH LESS THAN AN INCH IN DIAMETER
References
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN, J.C., 1952, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF DEL NORTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CALIFORNIA JOURNAL OF MINES AND GEOLOGY V. 48, NO. 4, P. 293
Reference (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, P. 43, PL. 11.
Reference (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. 43, PL. 1.
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.
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