Description
Idaho Fire Brick And Clay Company
Commodities
PrimaryFire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formBLANKET
Materials
GangueKaolin, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite · Latah Formation-Residual Granitic Clay;
Associated rockLoess · Palouse Formation
AlterationSome Iron And Mn Stains
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1913
Discovery year1913
Identification
Deposit ID10105790
MRDS IDW015907
Alternate namesJohansen, Linderman, Troy Firebrick Co., Calen
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.77236, -116.72326
References
HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, 36 P.HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.HOSTERMAN, J. W., AND OTHERS, 1960, INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1091, 147 P.SCHEID, V. E., 1940, CLAY RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO MS THESIS, P. 41-44.5) DOTSON, J. C., 1955, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT., 5 P.1942 DIREXPL US BUR MINES1956 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 1091957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 21960 COMPILE J. W. HOSTERMAN AND OTHERS, BULL. 1091HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2, 29 P.