| Deposit ID | 10008986 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D001577 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Potosi |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.91753, 45.58323 (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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -111.91753, 45.58323 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D001577 |
TANSLEY, WILFRED, ET AL, 1933, A GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF THE TOBACCO ROOT MTNS., MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. 9, P. 3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LAT. AND LONG. ARE GENERAL FOR AREA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Fisher, Fred S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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