Montana · Jefferson County
Producer

Crystal Mine

Jefferson County, Montana, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZincQuartzAntimonyArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Quartz
TertiaryAntimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR , LENSES
Ore controlFaulting, Footwall And Central Shoots Most Productive
Materials
GangueAnkerite, Pyrite, Siderite
Other materialsQuartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite, Alaskite(Boulder Batholith)
StructureNorthwest Structural Trend
Tectonic settingBatholith
AlterationSericitization & Kaolinization Of Qtz Mz.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1885
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10078282
MRDS IDW026538
Alternate namesJack Fraction, St. Lawrence, Sparkling Water
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.3499, -112.26144
References
MBMG BULL 115, P. 6.MBMG BULL 16, P. 28-9, 102, PL. 1.MBMG MEM NO 31, P. 38USGS BULL 1151, P. 103-05USGS BULL 842, P. 291-2MBMG BULL 30, P. 23MBMG BULL 16, P. 102.