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Ambrose Creek

Past Producer in Ravalli county in Montana, United States with commodity Quartz
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102038
MRDS ID DC11491
Record type Site
Current site name Ambrose Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.92983, 46.53517 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 5.2 KM SE OF LONE ROCK SCHOOL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ravalli(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grayhorse Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Missoula East(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Butte(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bitterroot(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 Ravalli

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 009N 019W 13 Montana

Comments on the location information

  • 15 MI FROM FLORENCE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1959)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Quartz Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Analytical data

Result S102 99.51% AND 99.65% IN THE TWO OUTCROPS THAT HAVE BEEN QUARRIED.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Idaho Batholith
    Rock description Idaho Batholith
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.92983, 46.53517
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Idaho Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sapphire Mountains Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner M And S Ready Mix Co.
    Home office Missoula, Mt.

Comments on the workings information

  • BULLDOZER PITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MBMG BULL 54, P. 12-15

  • Production

    MBMG BULL 54.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 10 QUARTZ DEPOSITS, 3 ARE QUARTZ VEINS, 7 ARE QUARTZ CORE PEGMATITES. ONLY 2 DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN QUARRIED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-74 Unknown U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-81 Wise, Kristine K. (Elliott, James E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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