Philipsburg

Granite County, Montana, United States

SilverManganeseLeadGoldCopperPhosphorus-PhosphatesIronTungstenCobaltArsenicAntimony

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Commodities

PrimarySilver, Manganese

SecondaryLead, Gold, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Iron

TertiaryTungsten, Cobalt, Arsenic, Antimony

Commodity typeB

Deposit

Deposit sizeL

Materials

Ore mineralsArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorargyrite, Galena, Gold, Magnetite, Powellite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Tremolite

GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite

Geology

Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone,Phosphorite · Phoshoria Formation;Quadrant Formation Amsden Formation Madison Group Jefferson Limestone Maywood Formation;Red Lion Formation Hasmark Formation Silver Hill Formation Flat Head Formation;Belt Series

Associated rockDiorite · Philipsburg Batholith

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

Production yearsUNKNOWN

Identification

Deposit ID10067839

MRDS IDW000703

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates46.35822, -113.25925

References

USGS PP 78, P. 201-20.USGS PP 610, P. 151-52.MBMG BULL 30, P. 21.USGS BULL 1237.USBM RI 6611, P. 56-73.USBM RI 5612, P. 20-3.USGS BULL 922-G, P. 147-57.USGS BULL 1237; USGS-USBM MINERAL YEARBOOKS.UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT