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Diatomite Deposit

Occurrence in Elmore 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089070
MRDS ID W012838
MAS/MILS ID 0160390727
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.20872, 42.93909 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 4 MI. S. OF KING HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pasadena Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Snake-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005S 010E 36 Idaho
Boise 006S 011E 06,08,15 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result IMPURITIES ACCOUNT FOR 20 - 25% OF MATERIAL.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvial deposits.
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 14.02M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name King Hill Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Powers, Harold A., 1947, Diatomite Deposits Of Southwestern Idaho: Moscow, University Of Idaho M.S. Thesis, P. 20 - 21.

  • Deposit

    Powers, H.A., 1947 , Diatomite Deposits Of Southwestern Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. No. 4, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    1947 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Min. Res. Rept. No.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Thickness Above Is Total For 2 Beds - 1 Bed Is 10 Ft Thick, The Other Is 36 Ft

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 26-JAN-1993 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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