REF:Deposit:: ALLEN, J. E., 1939 , CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN OREGON: ODGMI, BULL. 9 , P. 62 .
Deposit:: OREGON METAL MINES HANDBOOK, 1941 , ODGMI, BULL. 14 - B, P. 22 - 23
Deposit:: WESTGATE, L. G., 1920 , DEPOSITS OF CHROMITE IN EASTERN OREGON USGS, BULL. 725-A, 1920, P. 45.
Deposit:: U.S. BUR. MINES RI 5238, 195
Commodities (Major) - Chromium
Deposit Type: Podiform
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Elkhorn Ridge Argillite
Host Rock: Peridotite
Tectonic Structure: Ophiolite

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ⓘ Chromium

Mineral List

ⓘ Chromite

1 valid mineral.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Peridotite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

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

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Link to USGS MRDS:	10033093

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