The Greenhorn Chrome is a chromium mine located in Malheur county, Oregon.
About the MRDS Data:
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
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Greenhorn Chrome MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greenhorn Chrome
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Oregon
County: Malheur
District: Willow Creek
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Payette Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: SML
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Middle Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF NUMEROUS SHALLOW PROSPECT PITS AND TUNNELS.
Comment (Geology): SERPENTINITE IS TECTONICALLY EMPLACED INTO JURASSIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): WOLFF, E.N., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE N 1/2 OF THE CAVINESS QUADRANGLE, OREGON; UNIV. OF OREGON PHD. THESIS
Reference (Deposit): BROOKS, H.C., MCINTYRE, J.R., AND WALKER, G.W., 1976, GEOLOGY OF THE OREGON PART OF THE BAKER 1 DEG BY 2 DEG QUADRANGLE. ODGMI GMS-7, GEOL. MAP
Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON ODGMI FIVE REPORT
Reference (Deposit): 1938 RECON ODGMI FILE REPOR
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