REF:Deposit:: CHELINI, J. M., 1966 , SOME HIGH - PURITY QUARTZ DEPOSITS IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 54 , P. 22 , 23
Deposit:: BERG, R. B., 1974 , BUILDING STONE IN MONTANA: MONTANA BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 94 P. 34
Commodities (Major) - Silica
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Kings Mountain Quartzite With Draytonville Conglomerate Member
Structure: Area Of Thrust Faulting, Grey Sandstone Of Quadrant Formation Forms Cliff At The Site
Host Rock: Quartzite

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Silica

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

Select Rock List Type

Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Quartzite

List of minerals for each chemical element

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10078271

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

North AmericaContinent

Rocky MountainsMountain Range

North America PlateTectonic Plate

Northern Rocky MountainsWide Rift
Wyoming DomainDomain

This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.

Quick NavTop Commodities Rock Types Other Databases Other Regions

Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 6, 2026 10:22:54 Page updated: August 2, 2025 03:08:53

Go to top of page

Daly's Spur, Blacktail Range Area, Beaverhead County, Montana, USAiRegional Level TypesDaly's SpurSpur Blacktail Range AreaArea Beaverhead CountyCounty MontanaState USACountry function showexplain() { $("#locexplain").toggle(); if (typeof movemap === "function") movemap(); }