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Unidentified Copper Occurrence

Occurrence in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094324
MRDS ID D004308
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Copper Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.22583, 45.24852 (WGS84)
Elevation 2530
Relative position 31 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

Lone Indian 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 007S 004E 03 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON CREST BETWEEN A SOUTH FORK OF LEVINSKI CREEK AND GALLATIN RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Malachite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.22583, 45.24852
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Spanish Peaks Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip VERT
    Thickness 0.61M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS LOCATED NEAR AND TREND ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE FAULT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Gallatin Range

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCMANNIS, W, & CHADWICK, R., 1964, GEOLOGY OF THE GARNET MTN. QUAD., GALLATIN CO., MONT., MONT. BUR OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 43, P. 43

  • Deposit

    1964 GEOLMAP MB.MG., BULL 4

Reporter information

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

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