Mine detail: Petty Creek Quartz

Previously called 'White Cap Quartz Deposit'

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Location: Mineral County, Montana, United States, North America
Lat / long: 46.89932, -114.46264
dep_id: 10089455
mrds_id: W026563
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg
hrock_unit: Missoula Group Argillite
hrock_type: Argillite
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: South Of Montana Lineament, Quartz Forms Two Ribs Trending Near East - West, Cutting Argillite And Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: CHELINI, J. M. 1966 , SOME HIGH - PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 54 P. 30 - 32
  • Deposit:: ANONYMOUS, 1972 , SILICA ROCK DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, RAW MATERIALS SECTION INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT, BURLINGTON NORTHERN, ST. PAUL, MINN. REPORT NO. 3 P. 69 - 72
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