West Fork G Taylor-Fry Occurrence (West Fork; Fry Dillon; Fry-Taylor; Taylor-Fry-Tuttle), Sweet Grass County, Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| West Fork G Taylor-Fry Occurrence (West Fork; Fry Dillon; Fry-Taylor; Taylor-Fry-Tuttle) | Occurrence |
| Sweet Grass County | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 22' 57'' North , 110° 0' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Greycliff | 112 (2011) | 45.6km |
| Big Timber | 1,648 (2017) | 50.4km |
| Reed Point | 193 (2011) | 51.1km |
REF:Deposit:: WIMMLER, N.L., 1948, INVESTIGATION OF CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, STILLWATER AND SWEETGRASS COUNTIES, MONT.: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS 4368, P.
Deposit:: HOWLAND, A.L., 1955, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN THE CENTR
Commodities (Major) - Chromium; (Minor) - PGE - Rhodium, PGE - Palladium, PGE - Platinum
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 2: Bushveld Cr
Host Rock Unit: Stillwater Complex, Ultramafic Series
Structure: The Stillwater Complex Is Exposed Along The Northern Margin Of The Beartooth Uplift, One Of Several Laramide Basement-Cored Ranges That Make Up The Rocky Mountain Foreland Of South-Central Montana (Foose And Others, 1961: Kulik And Schmidt, 1988)
Host Rock: Harzburgite
Tectonic Structure: Tectonic Setting At Time Of Emplacement Of The Stillwater Complex Is Unknown. The Complex Was E
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1 valid mineral.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10042337 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Middle Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
- Wyoming DomainDomain
USA
- Absaroka RangeMountain Range
- Montana
- Stillwater ComplexComplex
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