Montana · Beaverhead County
Occurrence

Mccarthy Gypsum

Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Gypsum-Anhydrite
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Description

Horace Selby

Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlChemical Precipitation And Stratigraphic Control
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Jefferson Dolomite; Shale, Limestone And Sandstone
StructureNorthwest Strike Of Folds And Rock Units, Two Northeast - Trending Faults Produce Left Lateral Displacement Of Gypsum Bed
Tectonic settingNorthwest Folds Superimposed On Ne Folding
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1939
Identification
Deposit ID10071875
MRDS IDW015563
Alternate namesSelby Property
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.62907, -112.74059
References
JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD CO. MT: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. UNPUB. REPORT 21 P AND MAP1967 GEOLMAP MBMG, UNPUBLISHED REPORTREPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MT1967 OTHER MBMG UNPUBLISHED REPORTJOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD CO.