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Deary Clay Deposit

Occurrence in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodities Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)
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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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072136
MRDS ID W015999
Record type Site
Current site name Deary Clay Deposit
Related records 10168718

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.56963, 46.80656 (WGS84)
Elevation 892
Relative position .25 MI W OF DEARY

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 040N 002W 15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • IN RAILROAD CUT 200 YDS W OF DEARY (STATION)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary
Fire Clay (Refractory) Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Clay
    Rock description Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.56963, 46.80656
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 11.89M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Deary Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 243.84M

Comments on development

  • OLD BRICKYARD AND KILN RUINS NEARBY IN SEC. 15 ; ECON.COM: 6 TO 15 FT OVERBURDEN (PALOUSE FORM)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHEID, V.E., 1940, CLAY RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 61-67.

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C. R., 1956, CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109, P. 20.

  • Deposit

    1956 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109

  • Deposit

    SKEELS, F. H., 1920, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE CLAYS OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 2, P. 42-43.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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