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Baggs Creek Sapphire Deposit

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Corundum
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10019311
MRDS ID DC09456
Record type Site
Current site name Baggs Creek Sapphire Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.56756, 46.40212 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 11.5 KM E OF DEER LODGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Baggs Creek(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)

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 Powell

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008N 008W 35 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 10 MI. E. OF DEERLODGE ON COTTONWOOD CREEK. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Corundum Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SUITABLE FOR MATCH JEWELS ETC., PROBABLY A FEW OF GEM QUALITY.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.56756, 46.40212
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Emery (Zosell) District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS FILES

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIGHT-COLORED SAPPHIRES IN GRAVEL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1982 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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