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Clay Deposit On Morris Creek

Occurrence in Granite 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 10014301
MRDS ID D011016
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit On Morris Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.09953, 46.67489 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ON THE HELMVILLE RD. WEST SIDE. ABOUT 3.K E OF DRUMMOND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Limestone Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(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 Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 012W 34 NW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THE P.C.E. IS CONE 14 AND THE FIRING RANGE IS 2100-2400 F. FIRE COLOR IS RED TO BROWN. WITH A PLASTIC BINDER IT WOULD MAKE GOOD COMMON BRICK.

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result 50.5 SI02
Result 25.3 AL203
Result 5.6 FE
Result 1.5 CA0
Result 0.4 MG0
Result 0.9 NA20
Result 2.1 K2O
Result 0.9 T.02

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.09953, 46.67489
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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 Drummond Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG IC 23, P. 12, 27, 30, 33, 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A HARD BLACK SHALE THAT BREAKS INTO PRISMATIC SPLINTERS AN INCH OR SO IN LENGTH. PLASTICITY AND GREEN STRENGTH ARE LOW.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 Wise, Kristine K. U.S. Geological Survey

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