Chromium Occurence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10095155
MRDS ID	M015548
Record type	Site
Current site name	Chromium Occurence
Related records	10033239, 10177030

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-124.30091, 43.28897 (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	36	NW	Oregon

Comments on the location information

NW 1/4 , IN SMALL STREAM

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Chromium	Primary

Analytical data

Result	GOOD PERCENTAGE OF BLACK MINERALS

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-124.30091, 43.28897	ListMap

Ore body information

Thickness 1.52M

Depth to top 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

WELL CEMENTED BROWN AND BLACK STAINED SAND.

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	M015548
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0410110321

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