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O'Donnell Opal Occurrence

Past Producer in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072074
MRDS ID W015904
Record type Site
Current site name O'Donnell Opal Occurrence
Related records 10168705

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -117.03966, 46.76958 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Relative position ABOUT 5 MI NW OF MOSCOW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Viola(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Palouse(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Latah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 040N 006W 36 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Columbia River Basalt-Vesicular
    Rock description Columbia River Basalt-Vesicular
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -117.03966, 46.76958
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form POCKETS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1890

Mining district

District name Mica Mountain (Avon) District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner O'Donnell

Comments on the production information

  • ABOUT $5000 WORTH OF OPALS SOLD

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ACRE GROUND WORKED AT 1 OF 3 MINING SITES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HUBBARD, C. R., 1957, MINERAL RESOURCES OF LATAH COUNTY: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. 2, 29 P

  • Deposit

    1957 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT.

  • Production

    HUBBARD, C. R., IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY CO. REPT. 2, 29 P.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1974 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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