Descriptive & Grade-Tonnage Model of Podiform Chromite

DESCRIPTIVE MODEL OF PODIFORM CHROMITE By John P. Albers APPROXIMATE SYNONYM Alpine type chromite (Thayer, 1964). DESCRIPTION Podlike masses of chromitite in ultramafic parts of ophiolite complexes (see fig. 20). GENERAL REFERENCE Dickey (1975). GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT Rock Types Highly deformed dunite and harzburgite of …

The chromite deposits associated with ophiolite ... - SpringerLink

The podiform chromities occur in a well-preserved mantle sequence consisting of lherzolite-harzburgite with abundant lenses of olivine dunite. The podiform chromitite deposits are common as small and irregularly shaped masses in the Southeastern Desert (SED) of Egypt. The podiform chromities exhibit a wide range of compositions from high Cr to high Al varieties. …

Podiform chromite deposits--database and grade and tonnage …

We have identified 1,124 individual podiform chromite deposits, based on a 100-meter spatial rule, and have compiled them in a database. Of these, 619 deposits have been used to create three new grade and tonnage models for podiform chromite deposits. The major podiform chromite model has a median tonnage of 11,000 metric tons and a mean grade ...

Compositions of chromite, associated minerals, and

Podiform chromitites in the mantle sections of ophiolites belong to either high-Cr (metallurgical) or high-Al (refractory) varieties. Their highly variable compositions are reflected by different Cr#s [100Cr / (Cr + Al)] and Cr 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 contents of the chromite, falling in the boninitic and MORB fields, respectively. Parental magmas of high-Cr chromitites have higher …

A hypothesis of origin for podiform chromite deposits

Abstract. Podiform chromite deposits are lenticular, chromite-rich autoliths in deformed dun-ites and harzburgites of ophiolite complexes. The ophiolite association is assumed to be created along accreting plate boundaries in the oceanic lithosphere. It is suggested that podiform chromite deposits form as magmatic cumulates in elongate magma ...

Principal features and origin of podiform chromite

Podiform chromite deposits occur in peridotite and mafic complexes of alpine type, and are tabular, pencil-shaped, or irregular in form. In contrast with stratiform deposits, whose textures and structures reflect crystal settling and suggest analogies with sedimentary rocks, the textures of podiform deposits reflect extensive flowage, under magmatic conditions, as a stiff crystal …

Podiform Chromite Deposits--Database and Grade and …

The minor podiform chromite model has a median tonnage of 100 metric tons and a mean grade of 43 percent Cr 2 O 3. The banded podiform chromite model has a median tonnage of 650 metric tons and a mean grade of 42 percent Cr 2 O 3. Observed frequency distributions are also given for grades of rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, palladium, and platinum.

Podiform chromite deposits - data.doi.gov

Location and characteristics of podiform chromite deposits worldwide Download . Web Resource Visit page . Web Resource Visit page . Web Resource Visit page . Dates. Metadata Date: March 7, 2018: Metadata Created Date: March 22, 2021: Metadata Updated Date: March 22, 2021: Reference Date(s) January 1, 2012 (publication) ...

Chromite resources of the podiform chromite deposits and …

Exploration models for podiform chromite in the Medford-Coos Bay quadrangles must consider the facts that (1) one deposit occurs for every 5 km 2 of ultramafic outcrop; similarly for a 5 km 3 volume, and (2) the average deposit has a tonnage of 206 tonnes, a volume of 8.9 m 3 and a grade between 43 and 51 percent Cr2O3.

Origin of podiform chromite deposits by magma mingling

When these results are applied to the lithospheric mantle, podiform chromite deposits may form when droplets of olivine-normative high-pressure, low-viscosity melt mingle with siliceous low-pressure, more viscous melt in shallow magma conduits. It is inferred from the experimental analogue that chromite only nucleates in the melt where γSL is ...

Chromite: The only mineral ore of chromium metal - Geology

Stratiform, Podiform, and Beach Sands. Small amounts of chromite are found in many types of rock. However, chromite deposits that are large enough for mining are generally found in: 1) stratiform deposits (large masses of igneous rock such as norite or peridotite that slowly crystallized from subsurface magma); 2) podiform deposits (serpentines and other …

Chromite - Wikipedia

Chromite is a crystalline mineral composed primarily of iron(II) oxide and chromium(III) oxide compounds. It can be represented by the chemical formula of FeCr 2 O 4.It is an oxide mineral belonging to the spinel group.The element magnesium can substitute for iron in variable amounts as it forms a solid solution with magnesiochromite (MgCr 2 O 4). A substitution of the element …

Origin of podiform chromite deposits by magma mingling

I have oversaturated the immiscible system SiO 2 Al 2 O 3 FeO K 2 O with FeCr 2 O 4 to study the fractionation of chromite between conjugate siliceous and fayalitic melts. Although both melts are oversaturated with chromite, chromite only nucleates in the fayalite-rich melt where the crystal/melt interfacial energy (γ SL) is lowest.In less than three days at …

Chromite - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Chromite (Cr) occurs exclusively in mafic and ultramafic igneous rocks (Papp and Lipin, 2006).Although some Cr-based minerals such as crocoite (PbCrO 4), vauquelinite (Pb 2 Cu[CrO 4][PO 4]), uvarovite (Ca 3 Cr 2 [SiO 4] 3), and merumite (4(Cr,Al) 2 O 3 ·3H 2 O) are well known, chromite (FeCr 2 O 4) is the only one that is a commercially recoverable source of Cr …

Chromite resources of the podiform chromite deposits …

Exploration models for podiform chromite in the Medford-Coos Bay quadrangles must consider the facts that (1) one deposit occurs for every 5 km 2 of ultramafic outcrop; similarly for a 5 km 3 volume, and (2) the average deposit has a tonnage of 206 tonnes, a volume of 8.9 m 3 and a grade between 43 and 51 percent Cr2O3. Citation Information

Podiform chromite deposits--database and grade and tonnage …

DOI: 10.3133/SIR20125157 Corpus ID: 54921934; Podiform chromite deposits--database and grade and tonnage models @article{Mosier2012PodiformCD, title={Podiform chromite deposits--database and grade and tonnage models}, author={Dan L. Mosier and Donald A. Singer and Barry C. Moring and John P. Galloway}, journal={Scientific Investigations Report}, year={2012} }