Commodities
PrimaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR LENSES
Ore controlClay-Size Deposition Probably From Local Stagnant Pools In A Floodplain.
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock · Glacial Drift, Loess, And Outwash Sands;Windrow Formation, Ferruginous And Clastic Members;Oneota Formation, Dolomite Sand;Jordan Sandstone
StructureCretaceous Sediments Lie Along Gently Dipping, North Trending Red Wing- Rochester Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10110545
MRDS IDW018687
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.44139, -92.60186
References
AUSTIN, G.S., 1963, GEOLOGY OF CLAY DEPOSITS; RED WING AREA, GOODHUE AND WABASHA COUNTIES, MINNESOTA, MN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY R.I. 2GROUT, F.F., 1919, CLAYS AND SHALES OF MINNESOTA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 678.1919 COMPILA GROUT, F.F., AND SOPER, E.K., BULLETIN 67