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Diatomite Deposit

Occurrence in Elmore county in Idaho, United States with commodity Diatomite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070133
MRDS ID W012837
MAS/MILS ID 0160390722
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.25342, 42.89209 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 5 MI. SE OF GLENNS FERRY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006S 010E 15,22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 5.4 Mi. Up Rosevear Gul.; Outcrop Occurs Along Top Of Small Ridge Lying At Right Angles To Rosevear Creek

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Clay Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 10% IMPURE, MOSTLY CLAY AND QUARTZ.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Clay, Sand
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Clay, Sand
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.25342, 42.89209
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mostly Stephanodiscus

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Glenns Ferry Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Powers, Harold A., 1947, Diatomite Deposits In Southwestern Idaho: Moscow, University Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, P. 21 - 22.

  • Deposit

    Powers, H.A., 1947 , Diatomite Deposits Of Southwestern Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. No. 4, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    Consv. Comp. Date, 06-04-1959

  • Deposit

    1947 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. No.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 26-JAN-1993 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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