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Table Mountain Prospect

Occurrence in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodities Chromium, Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019137
MRDS ID DC08763
Record type Site
Current site name Table Mountain Prospect
Related records 10124123

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.2614, 45.32741 (WGS84)
Elevation 2987
Relative position 30 MILES SSW OF BOZEMAN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gallatin Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Gallatin(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 004E 08 NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON TOP OF TABLE MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anthophyllite Ore
Chromite Ore
Actinolite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Cummingtonite Gangue
Talc Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES INDICATE THE AVERAGE CONTENT OF THE DEPOSIT TO BE ABOUT 11% CR2O3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) Quartzofeldspathic gneiss
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 91.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS CUTS A SMALL DIKE WITH SMALL VEINS. FIBERS UP TO 12 IN. LONG. IMPROVES WITH WEATHERING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BECRAFT, ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1230-B, P. B11-B14, B31-B36.

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 08-06-1968

  • Deposit

    1966 RECON BECRAFT BULL 1230-B

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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