REF:Deposit:: JOHNS, W. M., 1964 , GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KOOTENAI-FLATHEAD AREA, NORTHWEST MONTANA: MONTANA BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 42 , P. 48 .
Deposit:: JOHNS, W. M., 1970 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF LINCOLN AND FLATHEAD COUNTIES, MON
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation
Structure: Nw Plunging Anticline Approx 2 Mi To The E, Fault Indicated By 2 In Of Shattered Rock And Gouge Parallels The Hanging Wall Of The Vein
Host Rock: Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Belt Basin

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Iron

Mineral List

ⓘ Hematite

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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ⓘ Quartzite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe₂O₃

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Hematite	4.CB.05	Fe₂O₃
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Hematite	Fe₂O₃

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10019030

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Montana
- North Montana Thrust BeltBasin

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