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Unity Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Baker county in Oregon, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032538
MRDS ID M014111
Record type Site
Current site name Unity Diatomite Occurrence
Related records 10225074

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.17604, 44.42903 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Baker(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Unity(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

John Day(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Burnt(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Baker

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 013S 037E 21 NE OF NE Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Analytical data

Result PROBABLY OF NO COMMERCIAL VALUE
Result BEDS CONTAIN APPRECIABLE VOLCANIC ASH

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Idaho Group
    Rock description Idaho Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) Tuffaceous sedimentary rocks and tuff
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIATOMITE IN TUFFACEOUS SANDSTONES AND SILTSTONES OF IDAHO GROUP..

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Unity

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOWRY, W. D., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE IRONSIDE MTN. QUADRANGLE, OREGON: ODGMI OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 71

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RICH IN GENUS MELOSIRA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUL-1978 Bradley, Robin (Walker, George W.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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

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