High Iron Olson Clay Deposit

Occurrence in Latah county in Idaho, United States with commodity Clay
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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093644
MRDS ID W015970
Record type Site
Current site name High Iron Olson Clay Deposit
Alternate or previous names Dry Ridge
Related records 10207900

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.62543, 46.76296 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Relative position 4 MI SW OF DEARY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Latah(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stanford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Potlatch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(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 002W 31,32 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Iron Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Latah Formation-High Iron Clay
    Rock description Latah Formation-High Iron Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.62543, 46.76296

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 Deary Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS (PUB.), 1975, IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 43

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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