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Telocaset Diatomite

Occurrence in Union 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032946
MRDS ID M014765
Record type Site
Current site name Telocaset Diatomite
Related records 10225777

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.82965, 45.09319 (WGS84)
Relative position QUARTER MILE FROM UNION PACIFIC MAINLINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Union(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Telocaset(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Enterprise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powder(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Union

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 006S 040E 04 NW Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • NW1/4 SEC. 4, E1/2 SEC. 5; ONE QUARTER MILE FROM UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • THESE TELOCASET LAKE BEDS CONTAIN LARGE AND EXCELLENT GRADE DEPOSIT OF DIATOMITE ESPECIALLY WELL DEVELOPED IN THE VICINITY OF KEATING.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.82965, 45.09319
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DIATOMITE IS INCLUDED IN PLIOCENE LAKEBED SEQUENCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • UNDEVELOPED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAGNER, N. S., 1950 , DIATOMITE NEAR TELOCASET, OREGON: ODGMI, THE ORE BIN, JUNE, VOL. 12 , NO. 6 , P. 36

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIATOMITE BEDS ARE NOT EXPOSED. FLOAT IN SOIL IS TRACEABLE FOR THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. WIDTH AND THICKNESS UNKNOWN.
Deposit RECORD NO. M014766 MERGED WITH THIS RECORD AND DELETED FROM OREGON FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-AUG-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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