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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Adams 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 10090104
MRDS ID W026782
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.47629, 44.57567 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position 3 MI NW OF INDIAN VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Adams(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Indian Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

McCall(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Weiser(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Adams

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 014N 001W 05 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • NEARLY PURE WHITE AND COMPACT

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore

Analytical data

Result 125 % ABSORPTION IN SOLID, 179 % IN POWDER
Result APPARENT DENSITY OF 31.8 LB/CF IN SOLID, 11.2 LB/CF IN POWDER

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Alluvial deposits.
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 4.57M
    Length 76.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Indian Valley Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. C. Sprecker

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PITTING AND TRENCHING SHOULD REVEAL CONSIDERABLE DIATOMITE ( POWERS, 1947 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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