The Marble Quarry is a marble, dimension mine located in Cassia county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,800 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,800 Feet (1,463 Meters)
Commodity: Marble, Dimension
Lat, Long: 42.4458, -113.61500
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Marble Quarry MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Marble Quarry
Commodity
Primary: Marble, Dimension
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Idaho
County: Cassia
District: Albion Area
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Columbia Plateau
Physiographic Section: Snake River Plain
Physiographic Detail: Albion Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.19% AL OXIDE
Analytical Data: 0.21% FE OXIDE
Analytical Data: 4.57% MGCO3
Analytical Data: 94.0% CACO3
Analytical Data: 1.06% INSOLUBLE (SILICA)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): Near Upper Part Of Grade Where It Makes Rapid Descent From Range Summit To Plains Below.
Comment (Development): Econ.Com: Massive; Bedding Is Hard To Distinguish; Suitable For Monumental And Building Stones
Comment (Workings): Deposit Opened By Cut, Glory Hole, Short Tunnel And Shaft.
References
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, A. L., 1931, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Bulletin 14, 169 P
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