| Deposit ID | 10073282 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019283 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160190168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snake River Area (Bentonite Occurrence) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.36271, 43.42802 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | 23.5 MI SW OF DRIGGS; 1.5 MI SW OF SWAN VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swan Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Palisades(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001N | 043E | 11 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Bentonite | ||
| Rock unit name | Salt Lake Formation-Bentonite | ||
| Rock description | Salt Lake Formation-Bentonite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.36271, 43.42802 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Willow Creek - Caribou District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019283 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR_101 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190168 | data consolidated into this record |
Savage, C. N., 1961 , Geology And Mineral Resources Of Bonneville County: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology County Rept. No. 5 , 108 P.
Minobras, 1975 , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras 55 P.
1961 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Co. Rept.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Deposit Only Few Inches Thick |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 26-JAN-1993 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.