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Captain John Creek Limestone Deposit

Past Producer in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodity Limestone, General
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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. 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 10071971
MRDS ID W015764
MAS/MILS ID 0160690058
Record type Site
Current site name Captain John Creek Limestone Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.92633, 46.15316 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Relative position 14.5 MI SOUTH OF LEWISTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Captain John Rapids(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Snake-Asotin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 033N 005W 35 SWSE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • At Mouth Of Capt. John Cr

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Could Be Mixed With High Purity Limestone Of Martin Bridge Fm (Lime Point)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Hurwal Formation Limestone, Shale
    Rock description Hurwal Formation Limestone, Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.92633, 46.15316
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Folding And Faulting (Ltri-Mio) And Faulting (Ltert)

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Captain John Creek Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • Remnants Of Vertical Lime Kilns Standing Wood Was Used To Fire The Kiln. ; Econ.Com: Limestone Of Low Purity

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Glerup, M. O., 1960, Economic Geology Of Lime Point Area, Nez Perce County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M S Thesis, 40 P

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Propsects Map Series, 1981, Pullman Quad, Location No. 140

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Bainbridge, Terri L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 11-JAN-1989 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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