| Deposit ID | 60001635 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002875 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Austin District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24259, 46.6388 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AREA IS MOUNTAINOUS AND RUGGED ELEVATION RANGES FROM 4500 TO 6500 FT. LAT LONG ARE ON AUSTIN. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1950, 1959) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)
Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | Pilgrim through Flathead Formation: Pilgrim, Park, Meagher, Wolsey, and Flathead Formations |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure name | FOLDING |
| Structure description | NORTHWESTWARD TRENDING FOLDS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure name | OVERTHRUST |
| Structure description | BOULDER BATHOLITH, LEWIS OVERTHRUST |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| District name | AUSTIN DISTRICT |
|---|
USGS BULL 842, P. 59-62.
MBMG IC 13, P. 32.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.