Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Payette county in Idaho, United States with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093462
MRDS ID W012992
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.57518, 44.05677 (WGS84)
Elevation 762
Relative position 18 MI. TO 20 MI. EAST OF PAYETTE, IDAHO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Payette(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hog Cove Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Weiser(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Payette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
008N 002W 02,03 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Clay, Ash, Silt, Sand;Fluviatile And Eolian Sediments
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Clay, Ash, Silt, Sand;Fluviatile And Eolian Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.57518, 44.05677

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Payette Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SAVAGE, C. N., 1961, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GEM AND PAYETTE COUNTIES: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT. NO. 4, 50 P

  • Deposit

    1961 GEOLMAP IBMG CO. REPT. NO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1976 Nakai, Terry L.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.