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Diatomite Occurrence

Occurrence in Payette 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. 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. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10093783
MRDS ID W028020
Record type Site
Current site name Diatomite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.65489, 44.14597 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position 15 MI ENE OF PAYETTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Payette(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Holland Gulch(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
Boise 009N 003W 01 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR RIDGE CREST AND INTERSECTION OF RTE 1321, 1322, WEST SIDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Sand, Fine Gravels, Diatomite, Ash
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Sand, Fine Gravels, Diatomite, Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.65489, 44.14597
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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

Comments on the production information

  • OCCURRENCE ONLY; CRYSTALS USUALLY FOUND ON SURFACE IN AREA

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE PROBABILITY IS VERY SMALL OF FINDING CORUNDUM IN QUANTITY IN THIS REGION

Comments on development

  • CORUNDUM OCCURS IN GRAYISH MASSES AS MUCH AS SEVERAL INCHES IN DIAMETER AND IN SMALL, ROUGH CRYSTALS; FOUND USUALLY ON SURFACE

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. 4 , 50 P

  • Deposit

    1961 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY COUNTY REPT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CORUNDUM POSSIBLY ASSOCIATED WITH FRACTURE FILLINGS IN SMALL AMPHIBOLITE BODIES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit OCCURRENCE ONLY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1978 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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