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Al Deposit Near Garrison

Occurrence in Powell county in Montana, United States with commodity Brick 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. 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 10019323
MRDS ID DC09515
Record type Site
Current site name Al Deposit Near Garrison

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.73979, 46.50267 (WGS84)
Relative position A ROAD CUT 5.5 KM SW OF ROCK RIDGE ON U. S. 10.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Luke Mountain(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 009W 28 SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • IT DOES NOT BREAK DOWN IN WATER. ITS PLASTICITY AND GREEN STRENGTH ARE LOW. THE P.C.E. IS CONE 10. THE FIRING RANGE IS 1900-2100 F. THE MATERIAL COULD BE USED FOR COMMON BRICK.

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result 17.4 AL2O3
Result 2.1 NA2O
Result 6.5 K2O
Result 0.87 H2O AT -140 C
Result 4.17 IGN. LOSS AT +650 C.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Colorado Formation
    Rock description Colorado Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.73979, 46.50267
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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 Boulder Mountains Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 27, P. 14, 33, 54

  • Deposit

    CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-14-1963

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT IS SEVERAL FT THICK INTERBEDDED WITH SANDSTONE AND SANDY SHALE. IT IS HARD AND NEEDS GRINDING.
Deposit 17.4% AL. SUITABLE FOR BRICKS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1983 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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