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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Grant 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10032981
MRDS ID M014818
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence
Related records 10250062

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -118.40105, 44.63318 (WGS84)
Relative position RAILROAD CUT NEAR TIPTON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greenhorn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bates(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Fork John Day(hydrologic unit)

John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Malheur National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 011S 035E 04 Oregon

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABOUT 160 ACRES IN AREA.

Analytical data

Result A SAMPLE WAS OF LOW-GRADE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -118.40105, 44.63318
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 12.19M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIATOMITE OCCUPIES A WINDOW FORMED BY EROSION OF LAVA; BEDS REST ON COLUMBIA RIVER LAVA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Greenhorn (?)

Land status

Ownership category
Area name Malheur Natioal Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE, B. N., 1937 , NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL. 875 , P. 60

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAYEY DIATOMITE WITH PARTINGS OF VOLCANIC ASH.

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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