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Geochemistry of rocks and rock fabric data near the hanging wall contact to the Reef Package, Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA

Metadata Updated: September 15, 2025

The Reef Package is a sequence of coarse-grained cumulates that host the J-M Reef Pd-Pt deposit in the Stillwater Complex of Montana. The top of the Reef Package marks the top of economic-grade platinum-group element mineralization and is identified by a distinct change in rock fabric, from the coarse-grained rocks of the Reef Package to finer-grained cumulates in the hanging wall. This dataset tabulates whole-rock major, minor, and trace element geochemistry of rock samples collected from diamond drill holes that intersect the textural discontinuity at the top of the Reef Package from the underground working of the Stillwater Mine. The dataset also tabulates rock fabric data collected by electron backscatter diffraction of polished thin sections collected at the decimeter scale on either side of the hanging wall contact. The rock fabric dataset includes crystal size, shape, and orientation data. This dataset was collected to quantify the geochemical and textural characteristics of the cumulates in and above the Reef Package in order to constrain ore forming processes.

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Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2025

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Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date September 12, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 15, 2025
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Maintainer
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Data Last Modified 2022-06-21T00:00:00Z
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Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 010:12
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