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Rome Zeolite

Occurrence in Malheur county in Oregon, United States with commodities Zeolites, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10036499
MRDS ID M025322
Record type Site
Current site name Rome Zeolite
Related records 10225713

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.69433, 42.86043 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malheur(county)

Oregon(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Rome(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Owyhee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Oregon Malheur

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 031S 041E 33 Oregon

Comments on the location information

  • S 1/2 OF TOWNSHIP 31; NW 1/4 OF TOWNSHIP 32

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zeolites Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clinoptilolite Ore
Erionite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Phillipsite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Feldspar Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Opal Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.69433, 42.86043
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Thickness 15.24M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SEQUENCE OF DISTINCTIVE TUFFACEOUS SEDIMENTS CARRYING VARYING PROPORTIONS OF ERIONITE, MORDENITE, CLINOPTILOLITE, AND FLUORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alcoa - Aluminum Co. Of America

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE TEST PITS AND DRILL HOLES. ALCOA HELD 364 CLAIMS IN 1973.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SHEPPARD, R.A. AND GUDE, A.J., 1969, AUTHIGENIC FLUORITE IN LACUSTRINE ROCKS NEAR ROME, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON; USGS PROF. PAPER 650-D

  • Deposit

    MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF OREGON, 1969, ODGMI BULL. 64, P. 270

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1981 Ferns, Mark L. (Brooks, Howard C.) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Updater 01-AUG-1993 Gray, Jerry J. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

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