Fishtail Creek Ni-Cu occurrence, Stillwater Complex, Nye, Stillwater Co., Montana, USA
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 45° 20' 25'' North , 109° 45' 24'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 45.3402777778, -109.756944444 |
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Nickel; (Minor) - PGE - Platinum, Cobalt, PGE - Palladium; (Trace) - PGE, Gold, Silver
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 1: Stillwater Ni-Cu
Host Rock Unit: Stillwater Complex, Basal 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, Hornfels, Quartz Monzonite
Tectonic Structure: Tectonic Setting At Time Of Emplacement Of The Stillwater Complex Is Unknown. The Complex Was E
Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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References
PAGE, N.J, AND NOKLEBERG, W.J. (1974), GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, MONTANA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-797, SCALE 1:12,000.
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