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Clay Deposit Near Silver Creek

Occurrence in Lewis and Clark county in Montana, United States with commodity 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10014308
MRDS ID D011027
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near Silver Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.15922, 46.73879 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 17.5 KM NW OF HELENA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lewis and Clark(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Austin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Elliston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic unit)

Upper Missouri(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri-Marias(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Lewis and Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 011N 004W 06 NE OF SW Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ROAD CUT ALONG MONTANA HIGHWAY 279, 0.5 MI SE OF RAILROAD CROSSING; 1:24000 QUADRANGLE MAP IS A 1959 EDITION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • 4.8% DRYING SHRINKAGE; 2000 F 0% SHRINKAGE; 2050 F 3.1 SHRINKAGE; FIRE COLOR RED. POSSIBLE USE IN COMMON BRICK WITH PLASTIC MIX.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chlorite Ore
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result 12.4 AL2O3
Result 66.4 SIO2
Result 2.4 FE
Result 2.5 CAO
Result 2.35 MGO
Result 1.22 NA2O
Result 318 K2O
Result 0.65 TIO2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.15922, 46.73879
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.96M
    Depth to top 2.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Near Marysville District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 70, P. 5, 15, 33, 46

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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