| Deposit ID | 10078278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026534 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whiteware Clay |
| Alternate or previous names | Lewistown Kaolinite |
| Related records | 10172777 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.51802, 47.16186 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES NORTHWEST FROM LEWISTOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fergus(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spring Creek Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lewistown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Lewistown(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Judith(hydrologic unit)
Fort Peck Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri-Musselshell(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Fergus |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 016N | 017E | 12 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Graphite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Orpiment | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Realgar | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Porphyritic Leucorhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Porphyritic Leucorhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Kootenai Formation |
| Rock description | Kootenai Formation |
| (1) | Morrison Formation and Ellis Group |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Domal Uplift Of Sedimentary Rocks Related To Igneous Intrusion |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Steeply Inclined Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1936 |
| Discoverer | Glenn C. Morton |
| District name | South Moccasin Mountains |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026534 |
ROBY, R. N., AND ROBERTSON, A. F., 1949 , INVESTIGATION OF WHITEWARE CLAY DEPOSIT, FERGUS COUNTY, MONT.; US BUR MINES RI 4416 , 11 P.
DOUGAN, C. W., 1947 , DICKITE - CLAY DEPOSIT OF FERGUS COUNTY, MONT. BUR MINES AND GEOL. MISC. CONTR. NO. 9 , 11 P.
MILLER, R. N., 1959 , GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTH MOCCASIN MOUNTAINS, FERGUS COUNTY, MONTANA: MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. MEM. 37 , P. 37 - 40.
1942 DIREXPL USBM RI 4416
SEE GENERAL REFERENCES
1947 DIREXPL MONT. BUR MINES AND GEOL MISC. CONTR. 9
ROBY, R. N., AND ROBERTSON, A. F., 1949 , WHITEWARE CLAY DEPOSIT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAX LENGTH AND WIDTH ARE OF ENTIRE AREA THAT CONTAINS IRREGULAR DEPOSITS OF KAOLINITE |
| Deposit | THE SURFACE RIGHTS ARE PRIVATELY OWNED, BUT THE MINERALS ARE LOCATABLE - THUS THIS DEPOSIT HAS BEEN CLAIMED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Berg, Richard B. (Krohn, D. H.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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