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Clay Occurrence

Past Producer in Washington county in Idaho, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070227
MRDS ID W012982
Record type Site
Current site name Clay Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.79179, 44.22547 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position 11 MI. E. OF WEISER, IDAHO, ALONG COLE CREEK AND 1 MI. ABOVE JUNCTION OF COLE CREEK WITH WEISER RIVER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Weiser Cove(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Weiser(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010N 004W 02,11 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Weathering Of Shale

Analytical data

Result DRY LINEAR SHRINKAGE 2% WITHOUT WARPING, BUT EASILY BROKEN INTO A FINE POWDER.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Payette Or Idaho Formation-Shale
    Rock description Payette Or Idaho Formation-Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.79179, 44.22547
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Snake River Downwarp; Broad Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E - W
    Dip 0
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 1609.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Weiser Quicksilver District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SHORT VITRIFICATION RANGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SKEELS, F. H., 1920, CLAYS OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 2, 71 P

  • Deposit

    1920 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Nakai, Terry; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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