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Woodrat Mountain Kyanite Prospect

Idaho County, Idaho, United States
Kyanite
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Description

C. Baldwin, H. Clements

Commodities
PrimaryKyanite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsAndalusite, Kyanite, Sillimanite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Garnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Limonite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Gneiss · Belt Supergroup
StructureMinor Faulting And Folding, Foliation
Tectonic settingMiogeocline
AlterationFe - Oxide Stains, Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10070266
MRDS IDW013063
Alternate namesC. B. Kyanite Claims
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.18517, -115.76349
References
Spokane Chronicle, Dec. 13, 1974; Nov. 23, 1970.Moscow Idahonian, Sept. 11, 1975.Griner, W. C., 1974, 71st Ann. Rept. Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973 - 1974, P. 83.Savage, C. N., 1974, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept., 2 P.5) Van Noy, R. M., And Others, 1970 , Kyanite Resources In The Northwestern United States: USBM Rept. Inv. 7426 , 81 P.1966 Direxpl USBM Rept. Inv. 74261974 Compile Fist Ann. Rept. Of State Mine Inspector1974 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Open - File Rept