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Weiser Silica Prospect

Occurrence in Washington county in Idaho, United States with commodities Silica, Feldspar, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  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 10070245
MRDS ID W013013
Record type Site
Current site name Weiser Silica Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.78289, 44.27457 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position NEAR WEISER, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mann Creek SE(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 011N 004W 23 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Tertiary
Feldspar Tertiary
Clay Tertiary

Analytical data

Result SIO2 GREATER THAN 10%, AL2O3 IS GREATER THAN 10%, CAO = 1 TO 5 % FE2O3 = 0.14% (SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF HEAD SAMPLE)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation
    Rock description Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.78289, 44.27457
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Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Comments on the geologic information

  • IDAHO FORMATION: SANDSTONE, SILT, SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Weiser Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS TOO IMPURE TO BE USED COMMERCIALLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARTER, G. J., ET. AL., 1962, INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NW: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8112, 57 P.

  • Deposit

    CARTER, W. D., AND SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, SILICA, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 178.

  • Deposit

    1962 COMPILE U.S. BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 8112

  • Deposit

    1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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