| Deposit ID | 10093442 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W012840 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160390719 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Diatomite Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -115.38093, 42.99179 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | 4 MI. NW. OF GLENNS FERRY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Elmore(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hammett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
C.J. Strike Reservoir(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Elmore |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 009E | 15 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Diatomite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay | ||||
| Rock description | Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -115.38093, 42.99179 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Glenns Ferry Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W012840 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | TF__31 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160390719 | data consolidated into this record |
POWERS, HAROLD A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 18 - 19.
POWERS, H.A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4, 27 P.
1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO.
TWIN FALL QUAD, IBMG MINE AND PROSPECT MAP SERIES, V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.