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Christensen Deposit

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodity Kyanite
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093398
MRDS ID W007482
Record type Site
Current site name Christensen Deposit
Related records 10173140

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.44004, 45.17823 (WGS84)
Elevation 1875
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 9.9 MI S75E OF DILLON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Christensen Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dillon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Beaverhead(hydrologic unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 007S 007W 34,35 SE (34); NW OF SW (35) Montana

Comments on the location information

  • EXTENDS 3000 FT N60E FROM CHRISTENSEN RANCH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kyanite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sillimanite Ore

Analytical data

Result CONTAINS AT LEAST 5% KYN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pre Belt
    Rock description Pre Belt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoarchean

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.44004, 45.17823
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS
    Length 1066.8M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to bottom 60.96M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ruby Range

Comments on the workings information

  • CONTAINS AT LEAST 5% SILLIMANITE

Comments on development

  • UNDEVELOPED. 8 DEPOSITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HEINRICH, E. W., 1950, SILLIMANITE DEPOSITS OF THE DILLON REGION, MONT.: MONTANA BUREAU MINES AND GEOLOGY, MEM. 30

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1959 Espenshade, Gilbert H. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1980 Loen, Jeffrey S. (Pearson, Robert C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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