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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Camas 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 10070740
MRDS ID W013808
MAS/MILS ID 0160250068
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.77872, 43.45709 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 8.3 MI. N. OF FAIRFIELD, ID.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Phillips Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Camas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Idaho Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002N 014E 33,34 NENESE (33) Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 0.9 Mile Inside The Sawtooth National Forest

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES OF LOWEST BED: 31.8 LB/C. F. AND 26.8 LB/C.F. IN SOLID FORM, 11.2 AND 14.4 LB/CF IN POWDER FORM
Result 117 AND 142 % ABSORPTION FOR SOLIDS, 171 AND 204 % FOR POWDER SAMPLES

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.77872, 43.45709
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.52M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Mainly Melosira

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Fairfield Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 Outcrops

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Deposit Has Considerable Sand, Clay, And Basalt Overburden

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Powers, H. A., 1947, Diatomite Deposits Of Southwestern Idaho: Idaho Bur. Mines And Geology Mineral Res. Rept. No. 4, 27 P.

  • Deposit

    Powers, H. A., 1947, Diatomite Deposits Of Southwestern Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho M. S. Thesis, 47 P.

  • Deposit

    Consv. Comp. Date, 06-04-1959

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No. 745

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1976 Everett, Sandra E. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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