| Deposit ID | 10089310 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015942 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orofino Quarry No. 3 |
| Related records | 10265676 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.25882, 46.48207 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 351 |
| Relative position | .5 MI N OF OROFINO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orofino West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Orofino(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)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clearwater |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 036N | 002E | 07 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, High Calcium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | KOPP SAMPLE ANALYSIS: 42.9% IGNITION LOSS |
|---|---|
| Result | 52.9% CAO |
| Result | 1.9% MGO |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Belt Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | Belt Supergroup-Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.25882, 46.48207 |
|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Orofino District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015942 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL_167 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS ABOUT THE REGION OF OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
MINOBRAS (PUB.), 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 33
KOPP, R. S., 1959, PETROLOGY AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF THE OROFINO METAMORPHIC UNIT: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, MS THESIS, P. 67.
1956 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 3
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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