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Clay Deposit East of Garrison

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodities Brick Clay, Aggregate, Light Weight
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014304
MRDS ID D011021
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit East of Garrison

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.8009, 46.52489 (WGS84)
Relative position ABOUT 0.5 KM E OF GARRISON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garrison(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 010W 24 NE OF NW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • FROM A ROAD CUT AT THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS U.S. 10N AND U.S. 10S, JUST EAST OF GARRISON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary
Aggregate, Light Weight Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • PLASTICITY AND GREEN STRENGTH ARE LOW. THE P.C.E IS CONE 2. THE FIRE RANGE IS 1700-1900 F. THE MATERIAL COULD BE A COMMON BRICK OR BLENDED WITH OTHER CLAYS. GOOD EXPANDABLE PRODUCT AT 2192 F, ALTHOUGH MAY NOT EXPAND OVER A SUFFICIENTLY WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Ore
Dolomite Ore
Feldspar Ore
Illite Ore
Kaolin Ore
Pyrophyllite Ore
Quartz Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.8009, 46.52489
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 55 W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Garrison Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 14, 15, 38, 47, 54, 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEEPLY STEEPING BED OVERLAIN BY ABOUT 6 TO 8 FT OF GRAVEL . THE SHALE IS HARD AND WOULD REQUIRE GRINDING.

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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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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