Greenhorn Chrome

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

Name: Greenhorn Chrome  

State:  Oregon

County:  Malheur

Elevation:

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 44.34, -117.60472

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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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