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Claytonia Saline Deposit

Occurrence in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodities Halite, Sodium, Cobalt
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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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079110
MRDS ID W028017
Record type Site
Current site name Claytonia Saline Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.91288, 43.49627 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 10 MI S OF HOMEDALE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jump Creek Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murphy(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 002W 005W 22 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Tertiary
Sodium Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Salt, Clay, Sand, Gypsum
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Salt, Clay, Sand, Gypsum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.91288, 43.49627
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer D. J. Sullivan

Mining district

District name Homedale Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner D. J. Sullivan

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 2.44M
    Overall width 1.52M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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