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Clay Deposit Near Miles Crossing

Occurrence in Silver Bow county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. 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 10014306
MRDS ID D011024
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near Miles Crossing

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.70922, 46.01101 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 1.5 KM E OF MILES CROSSING.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Silver Bow(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ramsay(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 Silver Bow

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 003N 009W 15 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • A ROAD CUT ALONG OLD U.S. 10-91 HIGHWAY AT ITS JUNCTION WITH THE NEW HIGHWAY AT BUFFALO HUMP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aggregate, Light Weight Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SP. GR. IS 1.1,-2192 F EXPANSION RANGE, GOOD PRODUCT, NARROW RANGE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Montmorillonite Ore
Pyrophyllite Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 18.15 AL2O3
Result 2.3 NA2O
Result 6.5 K2O
Result 9.67 H2O AT-140C
Result 4.07 IGN. LOSS AT +650 C.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.70922, 46.01101
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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 Butte District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 11, 33, 46, 53, 58

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SANDY, CALCAREOUS, AND SLIGHTLY BENTONITIC LIGHT OLIVE-GREY CLAY

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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