| Deposit ID | 10008785 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001171 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Potosi Deposits Pony District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.96753, 45.56657 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Potosi Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jefferson(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003S | 003W | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite |
| (1) | -111.96753, 45.56657 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001171 |
LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
LEMMON, D.M. AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
TANSLEY, W., 1933, MONT BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM. 9.
WINCHELL, A.N., 1914, USGS BULL. 574.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OCCURRENCE OF HUEBNERITE KNOWN IN DISTRICT SINCE 1910, BUT LITTLE IF ANY PRODUCTION. CONTENT OF WO3 VARIABLE RANGING FROM A FEW TENTHS OF A PERCENT TO 0.5 PERCENT, AND AS MUCH AS 2.5 PERCENT IN SMALL AREAS, WITH RICH POCKETS IN SOME VEINS (REF. NO. 1) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 09-JUN-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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