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Rhyolite Clay Deposit Near Blossburg

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019341
MRDS ID DC09594
Record type Site
Current site name Rhyolite Clay Deposit Near Blossburg

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.34533, 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 006W 03 NE OF SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result TOTAL AL2O3 13.5, 72.8 S1O2, 0.8 FE, 0.15 CAO, 1.46 NA2O, 2.94 K2O, 0.05 T1O2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.34533, 46.64879
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Blossburg Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • INACTIVE CLY PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 70, P. 5, 13, 28, 33, 43

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-12-1969

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT IS MAINLY FELDSPAR AND CRISTOBALITE BUT CONTAINS A MINOR AMOUNT OF ZEOLITE. THE PLASTICITY IS LOW TO PERMIT USE OF THIS CLAY ALONE, BUT THE MATERIAL COULD BE USED AS A BLEND OR FLUX WITH PLASTIC CLAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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