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Clay Deposit Along the Blackfoot River

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Brick Clay
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  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. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090950
MRDS ID D011002
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Along the Blackfoot River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.01481, 46.91933 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3.0 KM S OF BROWNS LAKE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Browns Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 014N 011W 32 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ALONG A BANK OF THE BLACKFOOT RIVER NEAR THE BRIDGE AT THE ERICKSON RANCH, ON OLD HELMVILLE-OVANDO ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PLASTICITY AND WORKING QUALITIES OF THE CLAY ARE GOOD AND THE FIRING CHARACTERISTICS ARE FAIR. COULD BE USED FOR COMMON BRICK. FIRING RANGE 1600-2000 F 9.1% SHRINKAGE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Kaolin Ore
Quartz Ore
Talc Ore

Analytical data

Result 56.15102
Result 19.3 AL203
Result 4.0 FE
Result 3.0 CAO
Result 3.6 MGO
Result 1.7 NA20
Result 3.2 K20
Result 0.5 T102

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.01481, 46.91933
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Nevada Valley Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 13, P. 37, 44, 72, 79

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GREYISH-ORANGE PINK CLAY, VERY SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC AND SLIGHTLY CALCAREOUS. THE CLAY CONTAINS SOME HARD PEBBLES WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE SEPARATED IF USED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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