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Claystone Deposit Near Blossburg

Past Producer 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014310
MRDS ID D011029
Record type Site
Current site name Claystone Deposit Near Blossburg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.34561, 46.64879 (WGS84)
Relative position 2.6 KM NW OF BLOSSBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenhorn Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(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)

Federal lands

Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 010N 006N 03 NE OF SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :1959

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 6.9% DRYING SHRINKAGE; 1900 F 0.5% SHRINKAGE; 2300 F 3.0% SHRINKAGE; RED TO BROWN IN COLOR; GOOD CERAMIC MATERIAL

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Illite Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Montmorillonite Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 13.5 AL2O3
Result 71.0 SIO2
Result 1.8 FE
Result 0.65 MGO
Result 0.28 NA2O
Result 2.34K20
Result 0.3 TIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.34561, 46.64879
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Blossburg Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • IN ACTIVE CLAY PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 70, P. 5, 13, 33, 43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RELATIVELY FLAT-LYING TERTIARY SEDIMENTS MAINLY TAN TO WHITE SILTY CLAYSTONE IT IS MOSTLY QUARTZ BUT CONTAINS ENOUGH KAOLINITE, MONTMORILLONITE, AND ILUTE TO GIVE IT FAIR PLASTICITY

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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