| Deposit ID | 10078271 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026524 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Daly's Spur |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.7806, 45.08546 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1643 |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DILLON, MONTANA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dalys(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management MT)
Bureau of Land Management MT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009S | 010W | 01 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Result | GENERAL ANALYTICAL DATA CONTAINED IN REFERENCES |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quadrant | ||||
| Rock description | Quadrant | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.7806, 45.08546 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Area Of Thrust Faulting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Grey Sandstone Of Quadrant Formation Forms Cliff At The Site |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTH - SOUTH |
| Dip | 40 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blacktail Range Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.405HA |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026524 |
CHELINI, J. M., 1966 , SOME HIGH - PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 54 , P. 22 , 23
BERG, R. B., 1974 , BUILDING STONE IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 94 P. 34
USBM INF CIRC 7641, P 49
CHELINI, J. M. SOME HIGH - PURITY QTZ. DEP. IN MONT. MONT BUR. OF MINES AND GEOL. BUL. 54 , P. 22
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS MAP INDICATES QUARRY AS INACTIVE, CHELINI DESCRIBES SOME WORK AS BEING DONE EACH YEAR BY UNKNOWN PARTY |
| Deposit | COMPONENTS OF SAMPLE ANALYSES DESCRIBED IN CHELINI, 1966 . FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION FROM BERG, 1974 . THERE ARE SUBROUNDED TO ANGULAR QUARTZ GRAINS 0.20 TO 0.30 MILLIMETERS IN SIZE. THERE IS LITTLE QUARTZ CEMENT AND AS A RESULT MUCH PORE SPACE EXISTS BETWEEN DETRITAL GRAINS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Mc Kenzie, Craig L.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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