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Diatomite Deposit

Occurrence in Elmore county in Idaho, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070134
MRDS ID W012839
MAS/MILS ID 0160390720
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.31813, 42.96209 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 2.1 MI. FROM GLENNS FERRY ON OLD MOUNTAIN HOME ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005S 010E 30 SESWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 200 Yards South Of Road

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Biotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ABSORPTION = 112%
Result SOLID FORM DENSITY = 53.1 LBS/CF. POWDER FORM: 21.8 LB/CF

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.31813, 42.96209
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Glenns Ferry Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 Pit

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: 20 Ft Of Clay And Soil Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, HAROLD A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 18 - 19.

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H.A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO.

  • Deposit

    TWIN FALLS WUAD, IBMG 1982 MINE AND PROSPECT MAP SERIES, V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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