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Clay Deposit Near N Fork of the Blackfoot River

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Brick Clay
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014292
MRDS ID D011003
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near N Fork of the Blackfoot River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.0912, 46.97906 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 KM NNE OF LONG LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Browns Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014N 012W 11 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY MONTANA 20, JUST EAST OF THE BRIDGE OVER THE NORTH FORK OF THE BLACKFOOT RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOOD PLASTICITY AND GREEN STRENGTH. P.C.E. IS CONE 2; FIRING RANGE IS 1700-1900 FOR IT IS SUITABLE FOR COMMON BRICK. FIRE COLOR TAN TO BROWN

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Dolomite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Iron Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 15.4 AL203; 0.3 NA20; 0.2 K20; 0.8 H20 AT -140C; 8.84 IGN LOSS AT +650C.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.0912, 46.97906
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nevada Valley Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 9, 33,36,53

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GREYISH PINK, THIN BEDDED, CALCAREOUS, BUT NONBENTONITIC. CLAY. IT IS SOFT AND SLACKS READILY IN WATER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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