Washington · Cowlitz County
Prospect

Cowlitz Clay

Cowlitz County, Washington, United States
IronSilicaAluminumTitaniumWaterFree
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Commodities
TertiaryIron, Silica, Aluminum, Titanium, Water, Free
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsBeidellite, Feldspar, Gibbsite, Halloysite, Hematite, Ilmenite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Mica, Montmorillonite, Nontronite, Quartz, Siderite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
First production1937
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10180398
Alternate namesCowlitz High Alumina Clay, Cowlitz Kaolin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates46.3515, -122.84201
References
ALLEN, V.T. SEDIMENTARY AND VOLCANIC PROCESSES IN THEFORMATION OF HIGH-ALUMINA CLAY. ECON. GEOL., V. 41, NO.2. 1946, PP. 124-138.GLOVER, S.L. CLAYS AND SHALES OF WASHINGTON. WASHINGTONDIV. GEOL. BULL. 24, 1941, 368 PP.HOLBROOK, W.F. AND L.A. YERKES. EXTRACTION OF ALUMINA FROMFERRUGINOUS-BAUXITE BY A DOUBLE-LEACH PROCESS.BUMINES REPT. OF INV. 6280, 1963, 20 PP.PARKMAN, H.C. SULPHURIC ACID LEACHING OF WASHINGTON CLAYSFOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINA AND ALUMINUM METAL. THESTATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON, SCH. MINES AND GEOL. BULL.E, 1935, 51 PP.POPOFF, C.C. COWLITZ CLAY DEPOSITS NEAR CASTLE ROCK, WASH.BUMINES REPT. OF INV. 5157, 1955, 60 PP.REDLICH, O., M.F. ADAMS, AND R.O. DHONDT. EXTRACTION OFALUMINA FROM CLAY (IN THREE PARTS). PART III. BENEFI-CIATION OF CLAY BY AIR SEPARATION. THE STATE COLLEGE OFWASHINGTON, DEPT. CHEM. AND CHEM. ENG. RES. PROJECT 34.BULL. T-3, 1943, 10 PP.ROBERTS, A.E. GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF THETOLEDO-CASTLE ROCK DISTRICT, COWLITZ AND LEWISCOUNTIES, WASH. U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1062, 1958, 71 PP.SEYFRIED, W.R. THE AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESS FOR THEEXTRACTION OF ALUMINA FROM CLAY AND ITS APPLICATION INA PLANT AT SALEM, OREGON. AIME TECH. PAPER 2473, 1948,12 PP.SNOEBERGER, D., AND J. WEGNER. PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FORPRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM SULFATE BY SULFITE-SULFATELEACHING PROCESS FROM CASTLE ROCK CLAY. SPOKANEALUMINUM CO., 1946, 16 PP.WEAVER, C.E. THE TERTIARY FORMATIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.WASHINGTON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 13, 1916, 327 PP.