| Deposit ID | 10019008 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC08176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gardiner Travertine Deposits |
| Alternate or previous names | Montana Travertine Co. Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.71887, 45.04241 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | ONE MILE NORTH OF GARDINER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Park(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gardiner(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gardiner(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Yellowstone Headwaters(hydrologic unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Yellowstone(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Custer Gallatin National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Park |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 009S | 008E | 14,15,22,23 | W2 OF W2 OF SW OF SE OF SW OF NW OF SW OF SE (14) | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Travertine | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Red Lion Formation |
| Rock description | Red Lion Formation |
| (1) | -110.71887, 45.04241 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|---|
| Length | 1005.84M |
| Width | 762M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC08176 |
REED, G, 1950, MINES AND MINERAL DEPOSITS, PARK CO, MONT., USBM INF. CIR 7546, P. 63.
CHELINI, J, 1965, LIMESTONE, DOLOMITE AND TRAVERTINE IN MONT., MBMG BULL 44.
WEDOW, H, ETAL, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ABSAROKA PRIM. AREA AND VICINITY, PARK AND SWEETGRASS COS, MONT., USGS BULL 1391-B, P. 109.
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-02-1962
1950 COMPILE USBM INF CIR. 7546
1965 COMPILE MBMG BULL 44.
1975 GEOLMAP WEDOW, BULL 1391-B
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TRAVERTINE HAS BEEN DEPOSITED ON A TERRACE |
| Deposit | 99.74% CALCIUM CARBONATE. QUARRIES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1980 | Doyle, Brien (Wells, John) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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