Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsClay
GangueHematite, Limonite
Geology
Host rockGranite · Latah Formation-Granitic Residual Clay
StructureOriginal Schistosity Striking N 60 Deg W, Dipping 75 Deg Sw
AlterationKaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1916
Identification
Deposit ID10072083
MRDS IDW015921
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.71986, -116.88464
References
HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, 36 P.SCHEID, V. E., 1940, CLAY RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 31-33.HITE, T. H., 1930, THE ORIGIN OF CERTAIN CLAY DEPOSITS OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, 30 P.1956 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 10SCHEID, V. E., 1940, MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 33