Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBEDDED, PELLETAL, OOLITIC
Geology
Host rockMudstone,Sandstone,Dolomite,Phosphorite,Chert · Phosphoria
StructureComplex Folds And Faults, Pluglike Quartz Monzonite Bodies.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10011224
MRDS IDD005560
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.66657, -112.73422
References
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MINERAL RESOURCES - PERMIAN ROCKS IN SW MONTANA: USGS PROF PAPER 313-E, 116 P.CROWLEY, F.A., 1962, PHOSPHATE ROCK: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL., SPECIAL PUB. 25, 8 P.RICHARDS, R.W., AND PARDEE, J.T., 1925, THE MELROSE PHOSPHATE FIELD, MONTANA: USGS BULL 780-A, P. 1-25.GALE, H.S., 1911, ROCK PHOSPHATE NEAR MELROSE, MONTANA: USGS BULL 470, P. 440-451.1911 GALE, H.S., USGS BULL 4701925 GEOLMAP RICHARDS AND PARDEE, USGS BULL 7801970 COMPILE SWANS, R.W., USGS PROF. PAPER 313-EUSGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 689 ITEM 1 IS TOTAL PHOSPHATE TONNAGE FOR 8 AREAS AROUND MELROSE.