| Deposit ID | 10098029 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB02171 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Earthquake Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.37006, 46.73796 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON RIDGE SOUTH OF TOWSLEY GULCH, 1/4 MILE WEST OF THE NILE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lewis and Clark(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Greenhorn Mountain(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
Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Lewis and Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 011N | 006W | 05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE OF $10-50/TON IN AU, OR PB, ZN AND AG (1900) |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Series (Empire) | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Series (Empire) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.37006, 46.73796 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Marysville Stock |
| Strike | N 70 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65-70 S |
| Width | 1.83M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Marysville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB02171 |
USGS BULL 842, P. 63, 75-6, PL. 5
USGS BULL 842, P. 63.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PART OF FRACTURE KNOWN AS THE TOWSLEY VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1980 | Elliott, James E. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.