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Clay Deposit At Josephine Mine

Occurrence in Jefferson 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090951
MRDS ID D011005
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit At Josephine Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.30922, 46.41657 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 6.0 KM NE OF WINTERS CAMP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Three Brothers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Jefferson

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 006W 26 SE OF NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • A ROAD CUT AT THE JOSEPHINE MINE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1954

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FAIR PLASTICITY AND FIRING PROPERTIES, P.C.E. IS OVER 12, FIRING RANGE 2100-2300F, FIRE COLOR IS MOTTLED, FAIR COMMON BRICK.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Kaolin Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 13.2 AL203
Result 70.05102
Result 1.6 FE
Result 0.5 CA0
Result 0.3 MG0
Result 1.3 NA20
Result 0.9 K20
Result 0.14T102
Result 1.11+20

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.30922, 46.41657
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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 Basin (Cataract, Comet) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 55, P. 16, 22, 34, 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIGHT-GREY BLACK SPECKLED CLAY

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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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