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Diatomite Occurrence

Past Producer in Ada 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070267
MRDS ID W013064
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.23957, 43.75408 (WGS84)
Elevation 1109
Relative position 9 1/2 MI. N. OF BOISE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ada(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cartwright Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Ada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 002E 20 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIGHT CREAM IN COLOR, WITH SOME VISIBLE QUARTZ AND AN OCCASIONAL LIMONITE STAIN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1 SAMPLE HAD APPARENT DENSITY OF 28.7 LB/CF IN SOLID FORM AND 9.4 LB/CF IN POWDER FORM
Result ABSORPTION WAS 139 % IN SOLID, 211 % IN POWDER

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.23957, 43.75408
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 182.88M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAINLY FRAGILARIA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Boise Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Taylor, Robert F.
    Home office Nampa, Idaho

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS HAVE BEEN MINED FOR INSULATION.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: EXCESSIVE OVERBURDEN WOULD MAKE THE COST OF MINING EXCESSIVE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H. A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, P. 9.

  • Deposit

    KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MIN. RESOURCES REPT. NO. 4

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

  • Production

    POWERS, H. A., 1947: ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MIN. RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, P. 9.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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