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Sappington Limestone Quarry

Past Producer in Gallatin county in Montana, United States with commodity Limestone, Ultra Pure
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10010523
MRDS ID D004279
Record type Site
Current site name Sappington Limestone Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.71197, 45.79046 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Relative position 3 MILES EAST OF SAPPINGTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gallatin(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Gallatin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 001N 001W 34 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • QUARRY LOCATED IN S/2 OF SECTION 34 ON SOUTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, Ultra Pure Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Analytical data

Result INDEPENDANT SAMPLING SHOWS LIMESTONE TO BE GT 97% CACO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Mission Canyon Formation
    Rock description Mission Canyon Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.71197, 45.79046
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 304.8M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ocean Organisms And Chemical Precipitate

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sand Creek

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Sappington

Comments on the production information

  • QUARRY OPERATED FROM 1925 TO 1935.

Comments on the workings information

  • QUARRY CUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CHELINI, J, 1965, LIMESTONE, DOLOMITE, AND TROUERTINE IN MONTANA, MBMG, BULL 44, P. 17

  • Deposit

    1965 COMPILE MBMG BULL 4

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

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