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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Ada 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078451
MRDS ID W026785
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.28017, 43.80348 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Relative position 10 MI NNW OF BOISE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ada(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pearl(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Ada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005N 001E 01 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR INTERSECTION OF ADA, GEM, AND BOISE COUNTIES, ALONG OLD HIGHWAY 15

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LIGHT COLOR, SOME VISIBLE IMPURITY

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diatomite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result 1 SAMPLE HAD 157 % ABSORPTION AND APPARENT DENSITY OF 25.6 LB/CF IN THE SOLID FORM
Result THE POWDER FORM HAD 202 % ABSORPTION AND 7.5 LB/CF APPARENT DENSITY

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.28017, 43.80348
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description 1 Fault Trending Nw

Ore body information

  • Strike E
    Dip 13 DEG S
    Thickness 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Boise Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ROAD CUT

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 18 FT OVERBURDEN MAKE DEPOSIT UNPROFITABLE ( 1947 )

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POWERS, H. A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4 , 27 P

  • Deposit

    1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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