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Grangeville Clay Occurrence 22

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089074
MRDS ID W012899
MAS/MILS ID 0160490343
Record type Site
Current site name Grangeville Clay Occurrence 22
Alternate or previous names Camas Prairie Clay Deposit CP-2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.1135, 45.90597 (WGS84)
Elevation 1123
Relative position 1 MI. S. OF GRANGEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grangeville East(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(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 003E 29 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Road Cut Exposure

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • According To Bulletin 1091, 3.7 To 10.8% Available Alumina, 32 To 34.9% Ferric Oxide.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Analytical data

Result RED PLASTIC CLAY AVERAGED 33% AL2O3, 8% FE2O3. WHITE, PINK AND GRAY CLAY AVERAGED 34% AL2O3, 4.5% FE2O3.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.1135, 45.90597
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10.06M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Grangeville Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Basalt Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Clay Deposits Of North Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 109, 36 P.

  • Deposit

    Hosterman, J. W., And Others, 1960, Investigations Of Some Clay Deposits In Washington And Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1091, 147 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 29-JUN-1981 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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