| Deposit ID | 10093713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019483 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160090008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | St. Maries Clay Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | St. Maries Peak |
| Geographic coordinates: | -116.61324, 47.31316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Relative position | 2 MI W OF ST. MARIES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Benewah(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Maries(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Spokane(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
St. Joe(hydrologic unit)
Spokane(hydrologic accounting unit)
Kootenai-Pend Oreille-Spokane(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Benewah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 046N | 002W | 23 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Tertiary |
| Result | ANALYSIS OF 1 SAMPLE: 24.6 % AL2O3 |
|---|---|
| Result | 6.6 % FE2O3 |
| Result | 59.9 % SIO2 |
| Result | 0.8 % CAO |
| Result | 0.4 % MGO |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| Rock unit name | Latah Formation-Transported Clay | ||||
| Rock description | Latah Formation-Transported Clay | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -116.61324, 47.31316 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5.79M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | St. Maries Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milwaukee Railroad |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019483 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | SP_342 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160090008 | data consolidated into this record |
HUBBARD, C. R., 1956 , CLAY DEPOSITS OF NORTH IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 109 , 36 P.
MINOBRAS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 13
1956 OTHER IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOL. PAMPHLET 10
SPOKANE QUAD, LOCATION NOS 129, 130, 131.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | Miller, Pat J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 23-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.