The Rogers Ranch Occurrence is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 161 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: 161 Feet (49 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 35.60278, -121.09472
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Rogers Ranch Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rogers Ranch Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
District: Northern San Luis Obispo Area
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: G. E. And C. H. Rogers
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: California Coast Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREG
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): NORTH SIDE OF SAN SIMEON CREEK, 2 MILES FROM MOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): WALKER, G. W. AND GRIGGS, A. B., 1953, CDMG BULL 134, PART 2, CHAPT. 2, P. 58, 84
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