Montana · Beaverhead County
Occurrence

Frying Pan and Frying Pan No. 2

Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Thorium
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Description

R. A. Wellborn

Commodities
PrimaryThorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsThorite
GangueApatite, Barite, Chalcedony, Goethite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Siderite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10010310
MRDS IDD003915
Alternate namesStaatz Loc. No. 85
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.94267, -113.44534
References
STAATZ, M. H., 1972 , GEOLOGY AND DESCRIPTION OF TH BEARING VEINS IN LEMHI PASS QUAD., IDA. & MONT., USGS BULL 1351 .GEACH, R. D., 1972 , MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, MONT BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, BULL 85 .SHARP, W. D., AND CAUENDER, W. S., 1962 , GEOLOGY AND TH-BEARING DEPOSITS IN LEMHI PASS AREA, LEMHI CO., IDA, BEAVERHEAD C., MONT., USGS BULL 1126 .1962 GEOLMAP SHARP & CAUENDER, BULL 1126 P. 391972 GEOLMAP MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEO., BULL 721972 GEOLMAP STAATZ, BULL 1351