Prospector's Dream, Jefferson Co., Montana, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prospector's Dream | - not defined - |
| Jefferson Co. | County |
| Montana | State |
| USA | Country |
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whitehall | 1,094 (2017) | 15.9km |
| Harrison | 137 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Willow Creek | 210 (2011) | 19.7km |
| Pony | 118 (2011) | 19.8km |
| Three Forks | 1,926 (2017) | 27.5km |
Commodities (Major) - Asbestos
Development Status: Prospect
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Rocky Mountains, North America | Mountain Range |
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Early Tertiary 33.9 - 66 Ma ID: 3187686 | Cenozoic volcanic rocks Age: Paleogene (33.9 - 66 Ma) Lithology: Volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 2841936 | LaHood Formation: locally includes Table Mountain and Moose Formations in Highland Mountains Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: LaHood Formation Description: LaHood Formation: Dark gray, dark brown, reddish brown, coarse, arkosic conglomerate locally with very large clasts derived from crystalline metamorphic rocks. Grades from mega-clast conglomerate to shale or argillite over short distances. Thickness as much as 3,000 m (9,842 ft). In Highland Mountains - Table Mountain Formation: Very light gray quartzite and argillaceous quartzite. Thickness as much as 530 m (1,740 ft). Moose Formation: Silty argillite and siltite. Thickness as much as 90 m (295 ft). Comments: Original map source: Vuke, S.M., Porter, K.W., Lonn, J.D., and Lopez, D.A., 2007, Geologic Map of Montana - Compact Disc: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Geologic Map 62-C, 73 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:500,000. This map was digitized in 2012 as a result of a contract betwe Lithology: Major:{conglomerate,quartzite,argillite}, Minor:{metasiltstone,shale} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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