Montana · Lewis and Clark County
Occurrence

Butterfly Quartz Lode

Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States
GoldSilverCopperLeadZinc
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Description

Edward Evans

Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlContact Point
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockArgillite · Belt Series, Argillites
Associated rockDiorite · Boulder Batholith, Diorite
StructureBoulder Batholith, Granite Peak Stock
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1911
Identification
Deposit ID10094896
MRDS IDFS00291
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates46.87934, -112.5809
References
FS FILES1959 DIREXPL USF