Montana · Madison County
Producer
Willow Creek Mine
Madison County, Montana, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Description
Bill Pettus (Sp)
Commodities
Primary
Talc-Soapstone
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit type
Replacement
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
POD
Ore control
Lithology Of Host Rock (Dolomitic Marble)
Materials
Ore minerals
Talc
Geology
Host rock
Dolomite · Dolomitic Marble;Calcitic Marble;Quartzo Feldspathic Gneiss
Structure
Marble Cut Off By Faults To North And To East, Folds In Metamorphic Sequence
Tectonic setting
Precambrian Basement
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1970
Discovery year
1945
Identification
Deposit ID
10070451
MRDS ID
W013393
Alternate names
Ruby Ridge
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.11129, -112.01336
References
MBMG MEM 45, P. 43-61975 GEOLMAP MBMG OPEN FILOWNER AND PERSONAL OBSERVATION