Montana · Silver Bow County
Past Producer

Silver Bow Deposits

Silver Bow County, Montana, United States
Fluorine-FluoriteGoldSilverBarium-Barite
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Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryGold, Silver, Barium-Barite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBANDS
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMonzonite
Associated rockGranite · Butte Quartz Monzonite(Boulder Batholith);Boulder Batholith
StructureBoulder Batholith
AlterationOxidation, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1944
Identification
Deposit ID10019813
MRDS IDDC11605
Alternate namesBull Moose, Merrimac, Wrong Font, Eva, Superior, Delia, Little Jack,
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.00546, -112.65228
References
USGS BULL 955-E, P. 214-217.KNECHTEL 1946, WRITTEN COMM.MBMG BULL 28, P. 6, 19-22