The Rose Marie Prospect is a chromium mine located in Adams county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
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
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 44.9056, -116.31720
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Rose Marie Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rose Marie Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Idaho
County: Adams
District: Meadows Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: PODS
Structure
Type: L
Description: Brecciation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Albitization
Rocks
Name: Peridotite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Triassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Boundary Of Secs. 10 And 15
References
Reference (Deposit): MINES AND PROSPECTS OF THE BAKER QUADRANGLE, IBMG. MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, VE MITCHELL, ET AL.
Reference (Deposit): THAYER, T. P., AND BROWN, C. E., 1964 , PRE-TERTIARY OROGENIC AND PLUTONIC INTRUSIVE ACTIVITY IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA BULL., V. 75 , NO. 12 , P. 1255 - 1262
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