Mine detail: Unnamed Clay Prospect

Previously called 'Locality No. 24'

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Location: Marion County, Oregon, United States, North America
Lat / long: 44.90148, -122.74979
dep_id: 10048676
mrds_id: MP00291
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Kaolinite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: MASSIVE
alteration: Argillic
Reporter: Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
tectonic: Cascade Volcanic Arc
References:
  • 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. 61
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