Idaho · Shoshone County
Occurrence
Monumental Ridge Kyanite Deposit
Shoshone County, Idaho, United States
Kyanite
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Commodities
Primary
Kyanite
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit type
Contact Metamorphic
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Contact Of Schist And Gneiss With Anorthosite
Materials
Ore minerals
Andalusite, Kyanite, Sillimanite
Gangue
Biotite, Chlorite, Garnet, Hornblende, Muscovite
Geology
Host rock
Schist,Gneiss · Prichard Formation
Associated rock
Anorthosite · Gabbro;Anorthosite
Structure
Foliation Planes
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10078686
MRDS ID
W027151
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
47.02547, -115.80771
References
VAN NOY, R. M., AND OTHERS, 1970 , KYANITE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 7426 , 81 P1970 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 742