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Clay Deposit Near Dunkleburg 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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014302
MRDS ID D011018
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near Dunkleburg Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.08563, 46.52628 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 2.8 KM NW OF GOLDBERG RESERVIOR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Granite(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dunkleberg Creek(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)

Federal lands

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Granite

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 012W 22 NE Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ROAD CUT ON THE DUNKLEBURG ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1958

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FAIR FIRING TENDENCY EXCEPT FOR A TENDENCY TO SWELL AND CRACK AT HIGH TEMP. COULD BE USED FOR COMMON BRICK; P.C.E OVER 12; FIRING RANGE 2000-2200 F.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Chlorite Ore
Illite Ore
Quartz Ore
Talc Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.08563, 46.52628
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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 Dunkleburg District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 55, P. 15, 02, 29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLACK FISSLE SHALE

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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