East Boulder River-Chrome Queen Occurrence (Chrome Queen; Forge Creek), Sweet Grass County, Montana, USAi
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 25' 39'' North , 110° 6' 10'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
161242
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:161242:7
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. 39-40.
Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OVERSIZE MINE MAP FILES (WFOC).
Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 4368, P. 39-40.
Deposit:: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1015-D, 1955, P. 112.
Deposit:: MCHUGH, E., 1994, MLA REPORT IN PREPARATION.
Deposit:: HOWLAND, A.L., 1955, CHROMITE DEPOSITS IN TH
Commodities (Major) - Chromium; (Minor) - 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: Peridotite
Tectonic Structure: Tectonic Setting At Time Of Emplacement Of The Stillwater Complex Is Unknown. The Complex Was E
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