| Deposit ID | 10071875 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mccarthy Gypsum |
| Alternate or previous names | Selby Property |
| Related records | 10220696 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.74059, 44.62907 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES WEST OF LIMA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dell(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Red Rock(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 014S | 009W | 06,07,17 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Dolomite; Shale, Limestone And Sandstone | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson Dolomite; Shale, Limestone And Sandstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.74059, 44.62907 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northwest Strike Of Folds And Rock Units |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Northeast - Trending Faults Produce Left Lateral Displacement Of Gypsum Bed |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 DEG W |
| Dip | 60 - 85 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NORTH |
| Length | 731.52M |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1939 |
| Discoverer | Horace Selby |
| District name | Southern Tendoy Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | T. Mc Carthy And J. Brown, Dillon |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 72000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 10.67M |
| Overall depth | 2.74M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015563 |
JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD CO. MT: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. UNPUB. REPORT 21 P AND MAP
1967 GEOLMAP MBMG, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MT
1967 OTHER MBMG UNPUBLISHED REPORT
JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD CO.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Johns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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