Commodities
PrimarySilica
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Missoula Group Argillite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureSouth Of Montana Lineament, Quartz Forms Two Ribs Trending Near East - West, Cutting Argillite And Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10089455
MRDS IDW026563
Alternate namesWhite Cap Quartz Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates46.89932, -114.46264
References
CHELINI, J. M. 1966 , SOME HIGH - PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. BULLETIN 54 P. 30 - 32ANONYMOUS, 1972 , SILICA ROCK DEPOSITS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, RAW MATERIALS SECTION INDUSTRIAL AND REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT, BURLINGTON NORTHERN, ST. PAUL, MINN. REPORT NO. 3 P. 69 - 72