Black Bear No. 1 & 2 Occurrence (Black Bear Chrome), Waldo Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Bear No. 1 & 2 Occurrence (Black Bear Chrome) | Occurrence |
| Waldo Mining District | Mining District |
| Josephine County | County |
| Oregon | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 1' 1'' North , 123° 48' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| O'Brien | 504 (2011) | 10.5km |
| Takilma | 378 (2011) | 16.2km |
| Cave Junction | 1,932 (2017) | 21.0km |
| Gasquet | 661 (2011) | 23.2km |
| Kerby | 595 (2011) | 23.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
147588
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:147588:6
GUID (UUID V4):
c62e61ba-3b6d-450d-b3c8-904b8d6de092
REF:Deposit:: RAMP, LEN, 1961, CHROMITE IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 52, P. 157.
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 52, 1961, P. 157.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-694, 1975.
Deposit:: OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 100, 1979,
Deposit:: PLATE 2, NO. 439.
Deposit:: PAGE, N.J, JOHNSON, M.G., HAFFTY, JOSEPH, AND RAMP, LEN, 1975, OCCURRENCE OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS IN ULTRAMA
Commodities (Major) - Chromium; (Minor) - PGE - Rhodium; (Trace) - PGE - Ruthenium, PGE - Palladium, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Iridium
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 15: Podiform chromite (minor)
Host Rock Unit: Josephine Ophiolite, Pearsoll Peak Ophiolite
Host Rock: Dunite, Peridotite
Tectonic Structure: Klamath Mountains Accreted Terrane
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1 valid mineral.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10043135 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Coast MountainsMountain Range
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- Foothills-Wallowa DomainDomain
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