Beartrap Corumdum Deposit

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Corundum, Kyanite
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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069794
MRDS ID W007481
Record type Site
Current site name Beartrap Corumdum Deposit
Related records 10196812

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.53696, 45.51658 (WGS84)
Elevation 1951
Relative position 26 MILES SW OF ROZEMAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bear Trap Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Custer Gallatin 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 Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 004S 002E 06 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON NORTH SLOPE NEAR HEADWATERS OF BEARTRAP CREEK.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Primary
Kyanite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Corundum Ore
Sillimanite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Muscovite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization

Analytical data

Result LARGEST DEPOSIT HAS AVERAGE CONTENT 65% KYN, 6-7% COR.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite
    Rock description Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Pony Series-Biotite Gneiss, Quartzite
    Rock description Pony Series-Biotite Gneiss, Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) Gneiss and amphibolite

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N70E
    Dip 75-90SE
    Plunge 20 DEG
    Plunge direction NE
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 15.24M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT HAS BEEN STUDIED IN DETAIL

Comments on development

  • EXPLORED BY TRENCHING 1944 - 45

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLABAUGH, S. E., AND ARMSTRONG, F. C., 1950, CORUNDUM DEPOSITS OF GALLATIN AND MADISON COUNTIES, MONT.: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 969 - B.

  • Deposit

    HEINRICH, E.W., 1948, DEPOSITS OF THE SILLIMANITE GROUP OF MINERALS SOUTH OF ENNIS, MADISON CO, MONT., MONT. BUR. OF MINES & GEOL., MISC. CONT. 10, P. 18

  • Deposit

    USBM INF CIRC 7641, P. 45.

  • Deposit

    1950 COMPILE CLABAUGH, ARMSTRONG, BULL 969-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STRIKE AND DIP GIVEN IS FOR HOST ROCK LAYERS. DEPOSITS ARE PARALLEL TO THE FOLIATION AND MAJOR LAYERING OF THE GNEISS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1959 Espenshade, Gilbert H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-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.