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Smith Ridge Kyanite deposit, Dworshak Reservoir area, Clearwater County, Idaho, USAi
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Smith Ridge Kyanite depositDeposit
Dworshak Reservoir areaArea
Clearwater CountyCounty
IdahoState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
46° 52' 9'' North , 115° 51' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
46.86917,-115.85333
GeoHash:
G#: c2mdesq0t
GRN:
N32W57
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Elk River119 (2017)26.6km
Pierce487 (2017)42.2km
Orofino3,054 (2017)53.1km
Weippe406 (2017)55.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
140668
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140668:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Commodities (Major) - Kyanite; (Trace) - Kyanite
Deposit Type: Contact Metamorphic
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Wallace Formation - Calcareous Argillites, Siltstones
Host Rock: Gneiss, Schist, Anorthosite

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Mica Group'-
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)

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References

VAN NOY, R. M., AND OTHERS (1970), KYANITE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 7426 , 81 P.: 33, 59-60.
MITCHELL, V.E., ET. AL (1981), MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, HAMILTON QUADRANGLE, LOCATION NO. 7.
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