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Diatomite Occurrence

Prospect in Payette 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070233
MRDS ID W012991
MAS/MILS ID 0160750019
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.67629, 44.11487 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position 13 TO 15 MI. NORTHEAST OF PAYETTE, IDAHO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Payette(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Payette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009N 003W 15 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Sand And Fine Gravels.;Fluviatile And Eolian Sediments;Poison Creek Formation-Sand, Fine Gravel
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Sand And Fine Gravels.;Fluviatile And Eolian Sediments;Poison Creek Formation-Sand, Fine Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.67629, 44.11487
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Payette Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Savage, C. N., 1961, Geology And Mineral Resources Of Gem And Payette Counties: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 4, 50 P

  • Deposit

    1961 Geolmap IBMG Co. Rept. No.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Nakai, Terry L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 13-MAR-1995 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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