Montana · Jefferson County
Occurrence
Argonne Mine
Jefferson County, Montana, United States
Uranium
Gold
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium, Gold
Secondary
Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Materials
Ore minerals
Gold, Sphalerite, Uranophane
Gangue
Chalcedony, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartz Monzonite
Associated rock
Quartz Monzonite · Butte Quartz Monzonite (Boulder Batholith)
Structure
Boulder Batholith
Alteration
Oxidation Of Pyrite
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1931
Identification
Deposit ID
10019299
MRDS ID
DC09417
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
46.44601, -112.18282
References
USGS PP 428, P. 63, 67, PL. 1.BECRAFT, GE, 1954, WRITTEN COMM.USGS MAP MR-21, P. 13.