Prospect Near Holston Chrome

The Prospect Near Holston Chrome is a chromium mine located in Tulare county, California at an elevation of 679 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

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Site Name

Primary: Prospect Near Holston Chrome

Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iridium
Tertiary: Palladium
Tertiary: Platinum
Tertiary: Ruthenium
Tertiary: Rhodium

Location

State: California
County: Tulare

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: 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 Trough

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)

Orebody

Form: UNKNOWN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Peridotite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: RH=4 PPB.
Analytical Data: RU=170 PPB
Analytical Data: IR=70 PPB
Analytical Data: PD=4 PPB
Analytical Data: 1 PGE ANALYSIS: PT=76 PPB

Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine

Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO INFORMATION FOUND OTHER THAN PGE ANALYSIS 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 SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-442, 14 P

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