| Deposit ID | 10108499 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC10828 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glengarry Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.51617, 46.01073 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | SW |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Silver Bow(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Butte North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Silver Bow |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 003N | 007W | 18 | SE | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Enargite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.51617, 46.01073 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rarus Fault |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80W |
| Dip | 50-60S |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1940 IS |
| District name | Butte District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC10828 |
USGS PP 74, P. 191-92.
USGS FILES.
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1938
USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE VEIN IS CUT OFF AND DISPLACED BY SEVERAL MINOR FAULTS. THE WIDTH VARIES FROM 6-15 FT. THE VEIN IS SHATTERED AND IMPREGNATED WITH ENARGITE AND CHALCOCITE TO A DEPTH OF 200 FT. THE MINERALS BECOME LESS BELOW THAT LEVEL, THE VEIN BECOMING A SOLID MASS OF PYRITE AND QUARTZ. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1983 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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