| Deposit ID | 10071876 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015565 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Talent Gypsum |
| Alternate or previous names | Ryburn Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.24392, 44.81268 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2743 |
| Relative position | 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DILLON, MT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaverhead(county)
Montana(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antone Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lima(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Montana | Beaverhead |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Principal | 012S | 005W | 05 | Montana |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Gangue |
| Clinozoisite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Upper Jefferson Dolomite;Lower Three Forks Shale |
| Rock description | Upper Jefferson Dolomite;Lower Three Forks Shale |
| (1) | -112.24392, 44.81268 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast Strike Of Folds And Rock Units |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault On Nw Side Of Paleozoic Sedimentary Block |
| General form | FOLDED BLANKET DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Plunge | 15 DEG |
| Plunge direction | NE |
| Thickness | 30.48M |
| Length | 496.82M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1932 |
| District name | Snowcrest Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Talent, W. E. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015565 |
JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY, AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, MONT. BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. 21 P. AND MAPS
JOHNS, W.M., 1967, REPORT ON THE PETERSON, MCCARTHY, AND TALENT GYPSUM PROPERTIES, BEAVERHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY, 21 P. AND MAPS.
1967 GEOLMAP MBMG UNPUB. REPORT W. JOHN
JOHNS, W. M., 1967, REPORT ON GYPSUM PROPERTIES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GYP BEDS ARE REPEATED IN A SYNCLINE THAT PLUNGES NE AT APPROX. 15 DEG. MAX. THICKNESS IS INCREASED WHERE FOLDS REPEAT GYPSUM BED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1977 | Johns, Willis M.; R. B. Berg | U.S. Geological Survey |
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