Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Locality

Previously called 'Locality No. 17'

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Location

Lat / long: 44.85814, -122.6909

Resource(N)

Primary: Clay
Ore: Kaolinite
Orebody form: MASSIVE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Fern Ridge Tuff
Host type:Tuff
Tectonic:Cascade Volcanic Arc
Alteration processes:Argillic

References

MRDSMP00289
DEP10048674
Reference{Analytical Data:: WILSON AND TREASHER, 1938}{Deposit:: WILSON, HEWETT, AND TREASHER, R.C., 1938, PRELIMINARY REPORT OF SOME OF THE REFRACTORY CLAYS OF WESTERN OREGON: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL INDUSTRIES BULLETIN 6, P. 56, 59}
ReporterPeterson, Jocelyn A.