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Ruby Peak Talc Occurrence

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Talc-Soapstone
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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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10013893
MRDS ID D010439
Record type Site
Current site name Ruby Peak Talc Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.22809, 45.3124 (WGS84)
Elevation 2743
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 6.0 MI S 83 W OF ALDER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Laurin Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ruby(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 006S 005W 16 W2 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • VICINITY OF RUBY PK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1978)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Pre Belt
    Rock description Pre Belt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.22809, 45.3124
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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
Discovery year 1977
Discoverer Larry Karasevich

Mining district

District name Ruby Range

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State School Section

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG MEM 45, P. 32

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TALC CHIPS SCATTERED OVER LARGE AREA. TALC IN PLACE IS POORLY EXPOSED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1983 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) 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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