Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence

The Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 3,999 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

Name: Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence  

State:  Idaho

County:  Clearwater

Elevation: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 46.8347, -115.08860

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Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence


Commodity

Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Bitterroot Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.22 AND 0.85 % FE2O3 IN 2 HEAD SAMPLES (GLASS BUTTON ANALYSIS)


Materials

Ore: Sandstone
Gangue: Kaolinite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Feldspar


Comments

Comment (Production): OCCURRENCE ONLY; COLOR NOT REPORTED, BUT IT HAS AN OBLONG SPHEROIDAL FORM, THE FACES BEING CURVED AND ROUNDED. 0.3 CARAT GEM.

Comment (Development): BELONGED TO COLLECTION OF DR. J. A. D. STEPHENSON OF STATESVILLE, WHO BOUGHT IT FROM A MAN IN BURKE COUNTY; NOW IN N. C. STATE MUSEUM AT RALEIGH.

Comment (Workings): OCCURRENCE ONLY

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION LACKING

Comment (Deposit): GRANITE GNEISS COMPLEX UNDERLIES LARGE BROAD AREA; CONTAINS GRANITE GNEISS, MICA SCHIST AND HORNBLENDE GNEISS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): ADJACENT TO MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH MOUNTAINS, IN AREA OF GOLD PLACERS

Comment (Location): 2 MI S OF CEDARS RANGER STATION ON NEW ROAD


References

Reference (Deposit): CARTER, G. J., AND OTHERS, 1962 , INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST: US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 8112 , 57 P

Reference (Deposit): 1961 RECON US BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 811


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