| Deposit ID | 10123725 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300390287 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Occurrence |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.15121, 46.44709 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2060 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Granite(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Maxville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Philipsburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Flint-Rock(hydrologic unit)
Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Granite |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 008 N | 012 W | 18 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -113.15121, 46.44709 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300390287 |
CRIB
LUFT, STANLEY, 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO.,
PROPERTIES AND INDUST. DEVELOP. DEPT., P2O5 REPORT.
PARDEE, J.T., 1921, PHOSPHATE ROCK NEAR MAXVILLE, GRANITE
COUNTY, MT: USGS BULL 715-J, PP. 141-145, 1921.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION CONSISTS OF A TRENCH;3 PHOSPHATE ROCK BEDS ARE EXPOSED:ONE 4.4 FT THICK AT 31.53% P2O5, ONE 1.2 FT THICK AT 29.8% P2O5, AND ONE 1.5 FT THICK AT 29.31% P3O5. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.