| Deposit ID | 10095653 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M060093 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bluebird |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Bird |
| Related records | 10148516 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.96218, 45.38853 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2499 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3 MI WEST OF MOUNTAIN VIEW LAKE, Acc Generalized Location On G Chromitite, Acc Generalized Location On G Chromitite |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sweet Grass(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meyer Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Red Lodge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Billings(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Stillwater(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Sweet Grass |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 005S | 014E | 22,23 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Tertiary |
| Palladium Critical | Tertiary |
| Rhodium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Ore |
| Olivine | Gangue |
| Result | CR2O3 IN USBM SAMPLES RAN 1.71-39.99%. ANALYSIS OF B CHROMITITE YIELDED 460 PPB PT, 120 PPB PD, 310 PPB RH. CR2O3 CONTENT: AVERAGE 18% CHROMITE |
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| Model code | 2 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 2a |
| Deposit model name | Bushveld Cr |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite | ||||
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| (1) | -109.96218, 45.38853 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | The Stillwater Complex Is Exposed Along The Northern Margin Of The Beartooth Uplift, One Of Several Laramide Basement-Cored Ranges That Make Up The Rocky Mountain Foreland Of South-Central Montana (Foose And Others, 1961: Kulik And Schmidt, 1988) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Faults Offset Chromitite Zone |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75E |
| Dip | 60SE |
| Thickness | 0.98M |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| District name | In Stillwater Complex |
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| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M060093 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300970026 |
WIMMLER, N.L.,1948, INVESTIGATION OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, STILLWATER AND SWEETGRASS COUNTIES, MONT.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4368, P. 31-33.
ZIENTEK, M.L., 1993, MINERAL RESOURCE APPRAISAL FOR LOCATABLE MINERALS: THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, IN HAMMARSTROM, J.M., ZIENTEK, M.L., AND ELLIOTT, J.E., EDS., MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT OF THE ABSAROKA-BEARTOOTH STUDY AREA, CUSTER AND GALLATIN NATIONAL FORESTS, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 93-207, P. F1-F83.
TRENCHING AND ANALYSES BY USBM DURING WWI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-73 | Dohrenwend, John C. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-91 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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