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Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek

Occurrence in Granite county in Montana, United States with commodity Aluminum
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019367
MRDS ID DC09718
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near Antelope Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.28842, 46.68878 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 4 KM SE OF BEARMOUTH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bearmouth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 013W 19 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • IN A GULLY 0.6 AND 0.7 MI NORTH OF THE OLD MULLAN ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NOT SUITABLE FOR CERAMIC OR BLOATING MATERIAL. HIGH IN ALIMINIUM.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Kaolin Ore
Montmorillonite Ore

Analytical data

Result 27.0 AL2O3
Result 18.2 AL2O3 AVAILABLE
Result 0.5 NA2O
Result 0.2 K2O
Result 6.8 H2O AT -140 C, 6.67 IGN. LOSS +650 C.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.28842, 46.68878
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: NONCALCAREOUS, SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC HIGH-ALUMINA CLAY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer J.C. Maxwell

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 9, 36, 45, 53, 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIGHT-GREY NONCALCAREOUS, SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC CLAY.
Deposit TOT. AL OXIDE: 27%. AVAILABLE: 18.2%. UNSUITABLE FOR CERAMIC USE

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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