| Deposit ID | 10015859 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02122 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Star Claim |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.07449, 46.68184 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | AT FOOT OF NE SLOPE OF THE SCRATCH GRAVEL HILLS, WEST OF THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY CLAIM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Scratchgravel Hills(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)
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 | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 004W | 26 | NE OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SAID TO ASSAY AS MUCH AS $59/TON AU, $6/TON AG, $9/TON CU (1913) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||||
| Rock description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock unit name | Belt Series |
| Rock description | Belt Series |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Granitic rock |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Scratchgravel Quartz Monzonite Stock |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 25 SW |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Scratchgravel Hills District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. P. Abbott |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02122 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 50, PL. 3
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PARALLEL VEINS; 1 FT, 2 FT., AND 3 FT. WIDE. UP ON S SLOPE MORE OPEN CUTS SHOW AN IRREGULAR BODY OF THE CONTACT-METAMORPHIC TYPE. IT HAS NOTEWORTHY AMOUNTS OFGOLD |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-80 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-81 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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