Camas Prairie Clay Deposit Cp - 4 Prospect

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089072
MRDS ID W012885
MAS/MILS ID 0160490340
Record type Site
Current site name Camas Prairie Clay Deposit Cp - 4 Prospect
Alternate or previous names Sherwin, Grangeville Clay Occurrence 21

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.2527, 45.89347 (WGS84)
Elevation 1024
Relative position 6 MI SW OF GRANGEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fenn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 030N 002E 31 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Clay Crops Out On E Bank Of Creek Which Crosses Road And About .25 Mi S Of Road

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 2.5 TO 3.9% AVAILABLE FE OXIDE, 21.9 TO 32.8% ALUMINA IN THE CLAY.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit
    Rock unit name Latah Form.-Uncon. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sediments
    Rock description Latah Form.-Uncon. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.2527, 45.89347

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.19M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Gravel And Basalt Overburden Up To 40 Ft Thick.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hosterman, J. W., And Others, 1960, Investigations Of Some Clay Deposits In Washington And Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 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 Recon Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 109

  • Deposit

    1959 Recon J. W. Hosterman And Others, Bulletin 1091

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 29-JUN-1981 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.