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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Ada 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. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089089
MRDS ID W013065
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.14266, 43.63178 (WGS84)
Elevation 1024
Relative position 3 1/2 MI. E. OF BOISE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ada(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boise North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Ada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 003E 06 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VERY WHITE IN COLOR; CONTAINS A SMALL AMOUNT OF QUARTZ AND VOLCANIC ASH.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SOLID DIATOMITE DENSITY = 30 LBS./CU. FT.
Result POWDER DIATOMITE ABSORBTION = 200% , APPARENT DENSITY 11.9 LB/CF

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.14266, 43.63178
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE
    Thickness 21.34M
    Length 91.44M
    Width 6.1M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Boise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Taylor, Robert F.
    Home office Nampa, Id.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ABOVE RESERVES FROM BLOCK 35 FT WIDE, 300 FT LONG, 45 FT DEEP

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: A GRAVELED, GRADED ROAD PASSES WITHIN 1,000 FT. OF DEPOSIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H. A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT. NO. 4, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. - MINERAL RESOURCES REPT. NO. 4.

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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