Location: | Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 47.45543, -115.52629 |
dep_id: | 10010264 |
mrds_id: | D003855 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Silver, Gold |
Minor mineral: | Copper, Lead, Zinc |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite |
gangue: | Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Stibnite |
orebody_fm: | POD/LENS |
work_type: | Surface/Underground |
alteration: | Hydrothermal Bleaching Is Common Within A Belt Approx. 1 Mi Wide Along The North Side Of The Osburn Fault Zone. It Has Been Used As A Guide To Ore Deposits. |
ore_ctrl: | Osburn Fault Zone |
Reporter: | Rojstaczer, Stuart A. |
hrock_unit: | Revett Quartzite;Wallace Formation |
hrock_type: | Quartzite,Argillite |
Structure: | A Major Structural Grain Trends Nw And Consists Of Subparallel Faults And Folds. Major Fault Is The Osburn. This Fault Seems To Demarcate A Change In Folding Form With Folds To The North Showing Signs Of More Intense Structural Deformation Than Those To The South., Ne-Striking Fault Which Dips 65s, Folding. |
tectonic: | Belt Basin |
References: |
- Deposit:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 , RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGY OF WESTERN MINERAL COUNTY MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, PP. 588 , 601 , 604 .
- Deposit:: CALKINS, F. C. AND JONES, E. L. JR., 1914 , ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE REGION AROUND MULLAN, IDAHO AND SALTESE, MONTANA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 540 , P. 192 .
- Deposit:: LAWSON, D. C., 1972 : DIRECTORY OF MINING ENTERPRISES FOR 1971 : MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 86 , P. 14 .
- Production:: WALLACE, R. E. AND HOSTERMAN, J. W., 1956 : US GEOL SURVEY BULL. 1027-M, P. 604 .
|