Montana · Granite County
Past Producer

Gem Mine

Granite County, Montana, United States
SilverManganeseGoldCopperLeadPhosphorus-PhosphatesArsenicAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Manganese
SecondaryGold, Copper, Lead
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Arsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement Vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Granite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite, Tennantite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Limestone · Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Philipsburg Batholith
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith
AlterationOxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10014287
MRDS IDD010994
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.32906, -113.26759
References
USGS PP 78, P. 210.USGS BULL 1237.USGS BULL 922-G, P. 197USGS BULL 725, P. 163.