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Clay Deposit Se of the Town of Lost Creek

Occurrence in Deer Lodge 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014296
MRDS ID D011009
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Se of the Town of Lost Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.92034, 46.161 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 2.7 KM SE OF THE TOWN OF LOST CREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Deer Lodge(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anaconda North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Butte North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clark Fork(hydrologic unit)

Pend Oreille(hydrologic accounting unit)

Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Deer Lodge

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 005N 011W 25 Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • P.C.E IS CONE 12, THE FIRING RANGE IS 2100-2300F. IT FIRES ORANGE TO CHOCOLATE. BLEND WITH PLASTIC IT COULD BE COMMON BRICK MATERIAL.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Kaolin Ore
Mica Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 69.3 SIO2
Result 16.4 AL2O3
Result 3.0 FE
Result 1.4 CAO
Result 0.7 MGO
Result 0.9 NA2O
Result 1.3 K2O
Result 0.12TIO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Colorado Formation
    Rock description Colorado Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.92034, 46.161
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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 Lost Creek District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG 1C23, P. 13, 27, 30, 33, 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IT IS DENSE AND HARD TO GRIND. LOW PLASTICITY AND GREEN STRENGTH, AND IS RUBBERY WHEN WET.

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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