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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Washington 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093747
MRDS ID W026783
MAS/MILS ID 0160870133
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.80319, 44.29487 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 8 MI ENE OF WEISER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mann Creek SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Weiser(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 Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 011N 004W 10,15 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Plotted In Section 15

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.80319, 44.29487
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticlines And Synclines Which Trend About N 30 Deg W And Plunge Se

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Weiser Quicksilver District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Excessive Overburden Would Prohibit Most Mining

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.

  • Deposit

    Mines And Prospects Of The Baker Quad., IBMG Mines And Prospects Map Series, Ve Mitchell, Et Al.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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