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Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek

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 10090953
MRDS ID D011012
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Deposit Near Hoover Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.9773, 46.636 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 7.0 KM NW OF GOLDCREEK.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Powell(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bailey 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 010N 011W 09 CENTER Montana

Comments on the location information

  • ON HOOVER CREEK ROAD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FAIR PLASTICITY, LOW FIRE AND DRYING SHRINKAGE, THE FIRE COLOR IS RED. COULD BE USED FOR COMMON BRICK. P.C.E CONE 3 TO 5, FIRING RANGE 1900-2050 F.

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result 16.9-18.6 AG03
Result 55.8-57.2 SIO2
Result 4.8-5.6 FE
Result 1.4-1.6 CAO
Result 2.4-3.2 MGO
Result 0.5-2.1 NA2O
Result 0.5 K2O
Result 0.3-0.8 TIO2
Result 0.8-1.3 H2O

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.9773, 46.636
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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 Gold Creek Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 55, P. 14, 22, 28, 29, 34, 37

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLACK FISSILE SHALE

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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