| Deposit ID | 10070449 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Treasure Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Treasure Chest Mine, Treasure State Mine, Tri-State |
| Related records | 10270353 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.31031, 45.22796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2256 |
| Relative position | 15.8 MI N87E OF DILLON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mine Gulch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 007S | 006W | 14 | CENTER OF NE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Talc | Ore |
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble | ||
| Rock unit name | Pre Belt;Biotite Schist;Quartzofeldspathic Gneiss | ||
| Rock description | Pre Belt;Biotite Schist;Quartzofeldspathic Gneiss | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.31031, 45.22796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | High Angle Right-Lateral Faults Trending Nw. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 E |
| Dip | 55 NW |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ruby Range |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pfizer, Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013391 |
OLSON, R. H., (IN PREP.) THE GEOLOGY OF MONTANA TALC DEPOSITS: TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE MBMG IN THE PROCEEDINGS VOLUME OF THE ELEVENTH FORUM ON THE GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
GARIHAN, J. M., 1973, GEOLOGY AND TALC DEPOSITS OF THE CENTRAL RUBY RANGE, MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: UNPUB. PHD DISS. PENN. STATE UNIV.
MBMG MEM. 45, P. 34.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1980 | Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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