Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlContact Zone Between Intrusion And Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockSkarn (Tactite) · White Knob Limestone; Tactite
Associated rockGranite · Mackay Granite-Granite Porphyry
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10089292
MRDS IDW015651
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.8722, -113.6694
References
Cook, E. F., 1956, Tungsten Deposits Of South-Central Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 108, 40 P.King, R. V., 1964, Mineral Resource-Molybdenum, In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1, P. 133-138.Nelson, W. H., And Ross, C. P., 1968, Geology Of Part Of The Alder Creek Mining District, Custer County, Idaho: USGS Bull. 1252-A, 30 P.U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 6-91, 1991, Table A-4, No. 585, P. 242.1968 Geolmap Nelson, W. H. And Ross, C. P., Bull. 1252-A