The San Domingo Palito Deposit is a chromium mine located in San Benito county, California.
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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San Domingo Palito Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Domingo Palito Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: San Benito
District: New Idria
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Tirado, Ramon
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: California Coast Ranges
Physiographic Detail: Diablo Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSE, POD
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Uvarovite
Comments
Comment (Geology): SERPENTINE IS HIGHLY SHEARED IN MOST PLACES.
Comment (Deposit): CHROMITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN A SERPENTINE MASS 12.5 MILES LONG AND 3TO 4.5 MILES WIDE. MOST OF CHROMITE IS FOUND IN FLOAT BOULDERS SCATTERED ON HILLSIDES AND IN GRAVELS OF ADJOINING CREEKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G.W. AND GRIGGS, A.B., 1953, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF CHROMITE IN CALIFORNIA: CALIF. DIVISION OF MINES BULLETIN 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 54,55,80
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