| Deposit ID | 10010838 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004832 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fluorescent Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Star Claims, Mammoth Adit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.85645, 45.52907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | 10 AIR MILES SW OF MELROSE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Storm Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Hole(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 | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 004S;003S | 010W;010W | 03,04,32,33,34 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Powellite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lcret-Tert Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Lcret-Tert Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Amsden |
| Rock description | Amsden |
| (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pioneer Batholith |
| Length | 39.62M |
|---|---|
| Width | 2.74M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1942 |
| Discoverer | R.C. Mclaughlin |
| Year of first production | 1944 |
| District name | Rock Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Minerals Engineering Co. (Meco) |
| Home office | Grand Junction, Co. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fluorescent Mines Inc. |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 16.15M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004832 |
PATTEE, E.C., 1960, TUNGSTEN RES, WESTERN MT.-MT. TORREY BATHOLITH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPT. OF INV. 5552, P. 8-11
1960 COMPILE U.S.B.M. REPT. INV. 5552
1972 COMPILE M.B.M.G. BULL. 85
U.S. B.M., RI. 5552
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED TACTITE IS EXPOSED ON THE MAMMOTH, GARNET END STAR CLAIMS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROCK CREEK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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