Red Marble Quarry, Chewelah Mining District, Stevens County, Washington, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Red Marble Quarry | Quarry |
| Chewelah Mining District | Mining District |
| Stevens County | County |
| Washington | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
48° 9' 39'' North , 117° 57' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valley | 146 (2011) | 17.3km |
| Springdale | 275 (2017) | 19.7km |
| Chewelah | 2,607 (2011) | 22.0km |
| Inchelium | 409 (2011) | 23.3km |
| Addy | 268 (2011) | 23.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Panorama Gem & Mineral Club | Arden, Washington | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
49148
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:49148:1
GUID (UUID V4):
c93b1cf6-a0c8-4c81-a153-0446fc47b0b8
A large magnesite mine above Deer Creek SW of Chewelah. It was discovered around 1915 and was long recognized as one of the largest deposits of refractory grade magnesite in the country. The deposit is around 3000' long and up to 400' deep. In 1917 a large quarry was started on the deposit and ore was hauled out by trucks. A 1 mile tramway was later built connecting the mine to the railroad grade at Deer Creek, but the railroad was never completed and the mine closed at the end of the war. In the 1940s a separate 7 mile long tramway was built connecting it to the Finch Quarry. Ore was hauled by a separate tram from the Finch Quarry to Chewelah, a distance of around 11 miles from the Red Marble Mine. The mine resumed production in 1949 and ran until the late 1960s.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Columbia MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Antler Foreland BasinBasin
- Belt BasinBasin
- Pend Oreille DomainDomain
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