Mine detail: Sinkwater Creek Barite Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

46.85183, -113.39537

Resource(N)

Primary:	Barium-Barite
Ore:	Barite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Silver Hill Formation;Flathead Formation;Missoula Group
Host type:	Hornfels,Quartzite,Shale
Associated rock:	Garnet Stock
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Bearmouth Overthrust, Garnet Stock

References

MRDS	DC08626
DEP	10019110
Reference	{Deposit:: GEOL. OF LUBRECHT EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, MISSOULA CO., MONT. UNPUB. MS THESIS, U OF MONT, 90 P., 1964. AUTHOR UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY BRENNER, RL.}{Deposit:: GEOL. OF LUBRECHT EXP. FOR., 1968, LUBR. SER. 1, MISSOULA, U OF MONT. FOR. AND CONS. EXPT. STATION, 71 P.}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 660, PL. 6.}
Reporter	Unknown, Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.)