Forked Pine Claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Assoc. Properties

The Forked Pine Claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Assoc. Properties is a chromium mine located in Tuolumne county, California at an elevation of 1,299 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

Name: Forked Pine Claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Assoc. Properties  

State:  California

County:  Tuolumne

Elevation: 1,299 Feet (396 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 37.8025, -120.35583

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Forked Pine Claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Assoc. Properties MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Forked Pine Claim, Marsh Flats Chrome Assoc. Properties


Commodity

Primary: Chromium


Location

State: California
County: Tuolumne
District: Marsh'S Flat 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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: J. L. Whitney Estate


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: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Sierra Nevada


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

Name: Dunite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Talc


Comments

Comment (Location): ABOUT 0.5 MILE SE OF MUM CLAIM (M100197), SLIGHTLY NE OF THE CREST OF THE RIDGE.

Comment (Development): APPROX. 20 LT ORE MINED DURING 1918 REMAINS ON DUMPS.

Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE WESTERN MOST OF TWO SERPENTINE BELTS THAT TREND NW-SE ACROSS THE COUNTY. THE BELT IS EXPOSED ORE AN AREA 30 KM BY 6 KM.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSISTED OF TWO OPEN CUTS.


References

Reference (Deposit): CATER, F.W. JR., 1948, CDMG BULL 134, PART 3, CHAPT. 1, P. 17


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