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Camas Prairie Clay Deposit Cp - 1 Prospect

Occurrence in Idaho county in Idaho, United States with commodities Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070165
MRDS ID W012884
Record type Site
Current site name Camas Prairie Clay Deposit Cp - 1 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.2546, 45.89707 (WGS84)
Elevation 1018
Relative position ABOUT 6 MI WSW OF GRANGEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fenn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salmon(hydrologic unit)

Salmon(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 030N 002E 31 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary
Sand and Gravel, Construction Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 12.2% AVAILABLE ALUMINA, 8.4% FE OXIDE.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit
    Rock unit name Latah Formation-Unconsol. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sed
    Rock description Latah Formation-Unconsol. Lacustrine And Fluvial Sed
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.2546, 45.89707
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.22M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Grangeville Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOSTERMAN, J. W., AND OTHERS, 1960, INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME CLAY DEPOSITS IN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1091, 147 P

  • Deposit

    1960 RECON J. W. HOSTERMAN AND OTHERS, BULL. 109

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1) 5 FT. PLASTIC RED TRANS. CLAY BED OVERLAIN BY BASALT 1 MI. S OF GRANGEVILLE. 2) 3 FT. CLAY EXPOSURE IN RD CUT ON US HWY 95 ABOUT 2 1/2 MI SW OF GRANGEVILLE (TRANSP. CLAY OVERLAIN BY 4 FT OF BASALT) 3) 40 FT. TRANSPORTED CLAY IN VICINITY DRILLHOLE CP-4. (40 FT. OVERBURDEN IN PLACE.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1976 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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