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Clay Deposit Near the Tuxedo Mine

Occurrence in Silver Bow 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014305
MRDS ID D011023
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near the Tuxedo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.71061, 46.07212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 2.0 KM NORTH OF BEACON MT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ramsay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(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 Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004N 009W 28 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR THE TUXEDO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • GOOD WORKING PROPERTIES, MEDIUM PLASTICITY, GOOD GREEN STRENGTH, P.C.E CONE 12; FIRING RANGE IS 1950-2,400 F. IT IS GOOD FOR COMMON BRICK. FIRE COLOR IS BUFF.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 15.05 AL203
Result 2.8 NA20
Result 7.0 K20
Result 0.73 H20 AT -140 C
Result 6.35 I6N. LOSS AT +650C

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.71061, 46.07212
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Butte Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 7, 33, 35, 45, 53, 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HARD, NONCALCAREOUS, BUT HIGHLY BENTONITIC LIGHT GREY CLAY. BREAKS DOWN READILY IN WATER TO A SUSPENSION OF CLAY AND RESIDUE OF QUARTZ AND ALTERED FELDSPAR.

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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