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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10033000
MRDS ID M014846
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence
Related records 10249676

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.37607, 44.44151 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Grant(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aldrich Mountain North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dayville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Canyon City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper John Day(hydrologic unit)

John Day(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Grant

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 013S 028E 09 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • ROAD CUT NORTH SIDE OF JOHN DAY HWY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Analytical data

Result CONSIDERABLE CLAY AND SOME ORGANIC MATTER
Result IMPURE WITH NO COMMERCIAL VALUE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.37607, 44.44151
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 3.05M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DIATOMITE OCCURS IN MASCALL FORMATION; COMPOSED OF TUFFACEOUS BEDS ALTERED TO BENTONITIC CLAY, SANDS, GRAVELS, AND LOW-GRADE LIGNITE. DIATOMITE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGNITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name John Day River

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOORE, B. N., 1937 , NONMETALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON: USGS BULL 875 , P. 63

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Lee, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1980 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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