Chromium Occurence

Occurrence in Coos county in Oregon, United States with commodity Chromium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10033245
MRDS ID	M015546
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chromium Occurence
Related records	10176705

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-124.30813, 43.28341 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State	County
United States	Oregon	Coos

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian	Township	Range	Section	Fraction	State
Willamette	026S	014W	25	S	Oregon

Comments on the location information

S 1/2

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Chromium	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore

Analytical data

Result	SAMPLE ASSAYED 6.53 % CR2O3

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-124.30813, 43.28341	ListMap

Ore body information

Thickness 4.27M

Comments on the geologic information

BROWN AND BLACK - STAINED SAND. ; GEOL.DESC: BLACK MINERAL GRAINS ARE CONCENTRATED IN LOWER 6 FT.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Beach Area

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M015546
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0410110249

Bibliographic references

Deposit

GRIGGS, A. B., 1944 , CHROMITE - BEARING SANDS OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COAST OF OREGON: US GS BULL. 945 - E, P. 129

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1978	Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Updater	01-AUG-1993	Gray, Jerry J.	Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries