| Deposit ID | 10123906 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0300010376 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cedar Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.91618, 45.023 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1993 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eli Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Red Rock(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 | 009 S | 011 W | 26 | C | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.91618, 45.023 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0300010376 |
CRIB
POPOFF,C.C.,1965, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE
INDUSTRY AND IT'S RESOURCES,PT.2, MONTANA, USBM RI 6611.
SWANSON, R.W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW
MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P 701.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCATION IS ON THE EAST LIMB OF THE CEDAR CREEK SYNCLINE, PHOSPHORIA FM ATTITUDE: N90W,61W. BASAL 3 FT OF PHOSPHORITE IN THE RETORT MEMBER CONTAINS 26.3% P2O5. THE NEXT 16 FT OF ROCK AVERAGES 14.3% P2O5, AND INCLUDES MANY THIN BEDS THAT CONTAIN MORE THAN 20.0% P2O5; ONLY THE UPPER 3FT OF THIS SEQUENCE AVERAGE AS MUCH AS 180% P2O5. SAMPLE LOT 1256 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Benjamin | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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