Dunbar Calcite Property

Occurrence in Jefferson county in Montana, United States with commodity Calcium
Sections on this page
  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 10019545
MRDS ID DC10787
Record type Site
Current site name Dunbar Calcite Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.73197, 45.96907 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 9 MILES NW OF THREE FORKS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Milligan Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Jefferson(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003N 001W 33 SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • POINT LOCATION GIVEN IS APROXIMATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Calcium Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.73197, 45.96907

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • OPTICAL GRADE CA. ; GEOL.DESC: OPTICAL GRADE, 4-6 FT WIDE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SURFACE CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROBY, 1960, MONT. BM & G, BULL. 16, P. 85

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 12-21-1961

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE M.B.M.G., BULL 1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT 4-6 FT WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.