The Questa Prospect is a chromium mine located in San Luis Obispo county, California at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 35.365, -120.66028
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Questa Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Questa Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Rhodium
Location
State: California
County: San Luis Obispo
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
Not available
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
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: RH=1, 26 PPB.
Analytical Data: RU=<100, 270 PPB
Analytical Data: IR=37, 124 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=<1, 4 PPB
Analytical Data: 2 PGE ANALYSES: PT=20, 80 PPB
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Location): IN CUESTA RIDGE BOTANICAL AREA OF LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST. UTM LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR PGE SAMPLE SITE LOCATION. LAT/LONG LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR NEARBY MINE SYMBOL SHOWN ON TOPO MAP; UTM 3915840N, 712560E.
Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSES IN CARLSON AND OTHERS, 1985. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
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 SURVYE OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P
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