Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence

The Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence is a mine located in Clearwater county, Idaho at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence

Commodity

Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: Idaho
County: Clearwater

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Clearwater National Forest

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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sand
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Kaolinite

Comments

Comment (Commodity): TOO MUCH STAINED QUARTZ TO MEET GLASS-SAND SPECS

Comment (Location): 5.1 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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