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Bentonite Occurrence

Occurrence in Clark county in Idaho, United States with commodity Bentonite
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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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072041
MRDS ID W015859
MAS/MILS ID 160330120
Record type Site
Current site name Bentonite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.5514, 44.1375 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 2 MI WSW OF WINSPER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Clark(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lidy Hot Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Dubois(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Medicine Lodge(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Clark

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009N 033E 2 SWSENW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • 15 Miles W of Railway W of Dubois; About 3/4-1 1/4 Mi N of Lidy Hotsprings Pool; Plot Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bentonite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bentonite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Clay
    Rock description Clay

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.5514, 44.1375
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 DEG E
    Dip 35 DEG SE
    Thickness 4.57M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Effervesces Strongly With Hydrochloric Acid; Clays Derived From Alteration of Volcanic Ash In Place; Bentonite Underlies Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Winsper Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • Pits

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Haulage Problem Will Probably Null Its Value

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R.R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, 150 P

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Dubois Quad, Location No. 483

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Deposit Is Several Hundred Ft. Long

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1977-01-01 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 1983-11-14 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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