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Cottonwood Clay Occurrence 24

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096223
MRDS ID W012900
MAS/MILS ID 0160490338
Record type Site
Current site name Cottonwood Clay Occurrence 24
Alternate or previous names Grangeville Clay Occurrence 24

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.1888, 45.98927 (WGS84)
Elevation 945
Relative position 3 MI. W, 4 MI. N OF GRANGEVILLE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Idaho(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grangeville West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Grangeville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Clearwater(hydrologic unit)

Clearwater(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Idaho

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 031N 002E 27, 34 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Previous Quad Designation = Pullman 1:250000

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Analytical data

Result AUGER SAMPLE ASSAYED 28.8% AL2O3, 9.3% FE2O3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Rock unit name Latah Form.-Red Plastic Transported Clay
    Rock description Latah Form.-Red Plastic Transported Clay
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.1888, 45.98927
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.4M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Unorganized District, Grangeville Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hubbard, C. R., 1956, Clay Deposits Of North Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 109, 36 P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-74 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey SOURCES & UPGRADES EDITS
Editor 01-SEP-74 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 29-JUN-81 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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