| Deposit ID | 10101966 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08997 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vetter Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.77085, 45.16241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 5 MILES SOUTH OF VARNEY, Location Given Approximate For South Half Of Section 6. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Varney(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Madison(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008S | 001W | 06 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||
| Rock unit name | Cherry Creek Series | ||
| Rock description | Cherry Creek Series | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.77085, 45.16241 |
|---|
| General form | PODS |
|---|---|
| Length | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Varney District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. Vetter |
| Home office | Ennis |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08997 |
HEINRICH, E, 1949, PEGMATITE MINERAL DEPOSITS IN MONTANA, MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MEM 28, P. 16.
HEINRICH, E, 1948, DEPOSITS OF THE SILLIMONITE GROUP OF MINERALS SOUTH OF ENNIS, MADISON CO, MONT, MONT. BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL., MISC. CONT. 10.
MONT. BUR MINES AND GEOL, MEM 38, 1960, P. 13.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 04-13-1961
USGS PROF PAPER 229, 1950, P 62
KNECHTEL, M.M., ET AL, 1946, WRITTEN COMM.
1948 COMPILE MBMG. MISC. CONT. 10
1949 COMPILE MBMG. MEM 28
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO SMALL BODIES OF PEGMATITE AND TWO QUARTZOSE PEGMATITES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-74 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-80 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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