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36° 53' 29'' North , 119° 20' 23'' West
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A former Cr occurrence/claim/mine located in sec. 15, T12S, R24E, MDM, 2.5 km (1.5 miles) WNW of Hog Mountain (coordinates of record), on the mountain and S of Watts Valley, on private land. MRDS database stated accuracy for this location is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization is hosted in serpentinite. The ore body is irregular in form. Local rocks include ultramafic rocks, chiefly Mesozoic, unit 2 (Western Sierra Nevada and Klamath Mountains).
The chromite deposits of Watts Valley occur on the eastern limb of a synclinal, NE-plunging, ultramafic sill. The eastern limb, known as Hog Mountain, is a little over 1 mile wide, while the western limb, which forms Red Mountain, averages 3 miles wide. The 2 limbs join to the NW and together form a discontinuous, triangular exposure of peridotite 10 miles long and 8 miles wide across the base.
Workings include surface and underground openings comprised of an open cut 50 feet long, trending N42W, and an incline 50 feet deep pitching 65N65E.
Production data are found in: Rynearson, Garn Arthur (1948): 88-89.
No reserves are indicated. No ore remains in the workings.
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| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides |
|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
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