| Deposit ID | 10055500 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | SD02058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Belle Fourche Bentonite Products |
| Geographic coordinates: | -103.87558, 44.74996 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 975 |
| Relative position | NEAR BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Butte(county)
South Dakota(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sourdough Flats(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Belle Fourche(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rapid City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Belle Fourche(hydrologic unit)
Belle Fourche(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | South Dakota | Butte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | 008N;009N | 001E;002E | South Dakota |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Result | HIGH GRADE, TYPE I, HIGH SWELLING BENTONITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belle Fourche Shale Member | ||||
| Rock description | Belle Fourche Shale Member | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -103.87558, 44.74996 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.07M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Belle Fourche District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Belle Fourche Bentonite Products |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | SD02058 |
US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERALS ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688
US BUREAU OF MINES, 1954 , BLACK HILLS MINERAL ATLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA: PART I, BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7688 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3500 AC. BELLE FOURCHE BED OF BENTONITE FROM BELLE FOURCHE, SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE WYOMING BORDER. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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