| Deposit ID | 10013345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D009582 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fields Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Fields Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.2237, 46.456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1512 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.4 KM SE OF MAXVILLE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008N | 013W | 10 | SW OF SW | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | 15% P2O5 BEST SAMPLE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member) | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation (Retort Member) | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.2237, 46.456 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Philipsburg Anticline, Philipsburg Batholith |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Bungalow Fault, Wyman Gulch Syncline |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Maxville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D009582 |
USBM RI 6611, P. 67.
USGS BULL 640, P. 224-5.
USGS BULL 715, P. 143, PL. XIII.
USGS BULL 847D, PL. 28.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UPPER ADIT THE ORE IS SOFT, CRUSHED, AND MIXED WITH COUNTRY ROCK. THE LOWER ADIT CROSSES 4.0 FT OF SOFT, EARTHY, BLACK PHOPHATE ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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