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Ambrose Creek Pumice Deposit

Occurrence in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodity Pumice
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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 10019336
MRDS ID DC09564
Record type Site
Current site name Ambrose Creek Pumice Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.96205, 46.54461 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position S, SE AND SW OF LONE ROCK SCHOOL., 0.9 Km Radius, 0.9 Km Radius, 0.9 Km Radius

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grayhorse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(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 Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 019W 02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,28,29 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE CENTER FOR AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BEST ASH IN STATE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.96205, 46.54461
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.66M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sapphire Mountains Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS FILES

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-25-1962

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VOLCANIC ASH IN TERTIARY LAKE BEDS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-82 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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