Commodities
TertiaryKyanite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Ore controlContact Of Anorthosite, Gneiss
Materials
Ore mineralsAndalusite, Kyanite, Mullite
GangueBiotite, Epidote, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockAnorthosite,Mica Schist,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
Tectonic settingMiogeocline
AlterationChloritization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10070248
MRDS IDW013032
Alternate namesGoat Mtn Kyanite Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.97737, -115.82181
References
PRATER, L. S., 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO - REFRACTORIES (HIGH ALUMINA): IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 161 - 165.ABBOTT, A.T., AND PRATER, L.S., 1954, THE GEOLOGY OF KYANITE, ANDALUSITE DEPOSITS, GOAT MOUNTAIN, IDAHO AND PRELIMINARY BENEFICIATION TESTS ON THE ORE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 100, 27 P.SPOKANE CHRONICLE, NOV. 23, 1970.VAN NOY, R. M., AND OTHERS, 1970 , KYANITE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 7426 , 81 P.1954 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1001964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 11970 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 7426