| Deposit ID | 10072077 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015910 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Deary Clay Deposit South |
| Alternate or previous names | Big Bear Ridge |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.56663, 46.77046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 869 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI S OF DEARY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Latah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Deary(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Clearwater(hydrologic unit)
Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Latah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 040N | 002W | 34,27 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Aluminum Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Result | 24.0% AVG AL2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 3.8% AVG FE2O3 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Columbia River Basalt | ||||
| Rock description | Columbia River Basalt | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit |
| Rock unit name | Latah Formation;Latah Formation |
| Rock description | Latah Formation;Latah Formation |
| (1) | -116.56663, 46.77046 |
|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
|---|---|
| Length | 975.36M |
| Width | 792.48M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Deary Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anaconda Co. |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015910 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL_133 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, 36 P.
HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P.
HOSTERMAN, J. W., AND OTHERS, 1960, INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1091, 147 P.
1942 DIREXPL US BUR MINES
1944 DIREXPL V. E. SCHEID AND OTHERS, OPEN-FILE REPT FEB 1952
1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 109
1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 115 ACRES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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