Montana · Beaverhead County
Occurrence
Dillon Nickel Deposit
Beaverhead County, Montana, United States
Nickel
Chromium
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Description
C. N. Roberts
Commodities
Primary
Nickel
Tertiary
Chromium
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Ore Body Bounded By 2 Northwest Trending Faults
Materials
Ore minerals
Annabergite
Geology
Host rock
Gneiss · Pre Belt
Associated rock
Harzburgite · Harzburgite
Structure
In Uplifted Block Of Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks, Elk Creek And Sweetgrass Faults.
Alteration
Annabergite Is Normally An Alteration Product
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1938
Identification
Deposit ID
10078272
MRDS ID
W026525
Alternate names
Wolf Creek Nickel Deposit
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
45.08351, -112.40754
References
MBMG MEM 38, P. 30.MBMG BULL 85. P. 155-156.SINKLER, H. 1942, ECONOMIC GEOL. VOL. 37, NO.2, P. 136-152.