| Deposit ID | 10072095 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015940 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.22041, 46.45957 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 411 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MI SE OF OROFINO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clearwater(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Orofino East(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 | 16 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLE ANALYSIS: 3.8% SIO2, 0.4% FECO3, 92.9% CACO3, 0.9% MG CO3. KOPP SAMPLE: 42.6% IGNITION LOSS, 51.3% CAO. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Massive Coarsely Crystalline Limestone | ||||||||
| Rock description | Massive Coarsely Crystalline Limestone | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -116.22041, 46.45957 |
|---|
| Strike | N 65 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65 DEG NE |
| Thickness | 243.84M |
| Length | 402.33M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Orofino District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Indian Reservation |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015940 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PL_171 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ANDERSON, A. L., 1956, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION ABOUT OROFINO, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 34, 63 P.
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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