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Elk River Clay Deposit

Occurrence in Clearwater county in Idaho, United States with commodity Kaolin
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072133
MRDS ID W015995
Record type Site
Current site name Elk River Clay Deposit
Related records 10289676

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.19542, 46.75767 (WGS84)
Elevation 961
Relative position 2 MI SW OF ELK RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clearwater(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Elk River(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower North Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clearwater

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 039N;040N 002E;002E 03;34 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IS ON A RIDGE BETWEEN LINDLEY AND ELK CREEKS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Kaolinite Ore

Analytical data

Result UPPER LATAH FORMATION CONSISTS OF CLAY WITH LITTLE OR NO SAND AND CONTAINS 26% ALUMINA AND 2.5% FE OXIDE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit
    Rock unit name Columbia River Basalt;Latah Formation-Unconsol. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sediments
    Rock description Columbia River Basalt;Latah Formation-Unconsol. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.19542, 46.75767
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 36.58M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ruby Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Clearwater National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOSTERMAN, J. W., AND OTHERS, 1960, INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO: USGS BULL. 1091, 147 P.

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, 36 P.

  • Deposit

    1956 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109

  • Deposit

    1960 COMPILE J. W. HOSTERMAN AND OTHERS, BULL. 1091

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOWER CLAY LAYER IS 70 FT THICK AND IS SEPARATED BY 60 FT OF BASALT FROM TRANSPORTED UPPER CLAY LAYER (50 FT THICK).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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