Montana · Granite County
Past Producer

Gem Mine

Granite County, Montana, United States
SilverManganeseCopperLeadZincArsenicAntimony
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Commodities
PrimarySilver, Manganese
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic Replacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNear Granite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Proustite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Dolomite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Marble,Limestone · Red Lion Formation;Hasmark Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Philipsburg Batholith
StructurePhilipsburg Batholith, Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Overthrust
AlterationOxidized
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10019605
MRDS IDDC10927
Alternate namesPart of Trout Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.32906, -113.27453
References
USGS PP 78, P. 210.USGS BULL 1237, P. 31-57, PLATES.USGS BULL 922-G P.USGS PP 78.