The area selected for study comprises four different districts situated in Madison County, each of them showing typical geologic features: the South Boulder District, the  Montana type section of Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks , the Mayflower District with the famous Mayflower mine, the Renova Hot Springs District as an excellent area for studying structural features, and the Silver Star Mining District with its contact metamorphic ore deposits

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