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Indian Creek Phosphorus

Occurrence in Madison county in Montana, United States with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10245530
MAS/MILS ID 0300570646
Record type Site
Current site name Indian Creek Phosphorus

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -111.48944, 45.11911 (WGS84)
Elevation 2145
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

Montana(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Koch Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ennis(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bozeman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Madison(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)

Lee Metcalf Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Montana Madison

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Montana Principal 008 S 002 E 21 C SW Montana

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -111.48944, 45.11911
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 6611, P. 106.

  • Deposit

    LUFT, S., 1958, NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. PROPERTIES AND

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. PHOSPHATE REPORT, P. 105.

  • Deposit

    SWANSON, R. W., 1970, MIN. RES. IN PERMIAN ROCKS OF SW

  • Deposit

    MONTANA: USGS PROF. PAPER 313-E, P. 736.

  • Deposit

    CONDIT, D. D., 1928, PHOSPHATE ROCK IN THE THREE FORKS-

  • Deposit

    YELLOWSTONE PARK REGION, MT: USGS BULL. 795-G, P. 184.

  • Deposit

    PETERSON, J. A., 1954, STRAT. SECS. OF THE PHOSPHORIA FM. IN

  • Deposit

    MONTANA, 1951: USGS CIRC. 326, P. 25.

  • Deposit

    MRB 113, P. 79.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION IS AN EXPOSURE ON N SIDE OF INDIAN CREEK. PHOSOHORIA FM ATTITUDE: N40W,14SW. RETORT MEMBER: BED IS 1.1 FT THICK AT 31.4% P2O5, 3.8 FT THICK AT 23.9% P2O5, AND 6.5 FT THICK AT 18.1%. LOCATION HAS A CHERT HANGING WALL AND A CARBONACEOUS QUARTXITE FOOTWALL. SAMPLE LOT 1362 FROM USGS PROF PAPER 313-E IS LOCATED HERE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-AUG-94 Benjamin U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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