Columbia River Clays

Occurrence in Franklin county in Washington, United States with commodities Aluminum, 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10203987
MAS/MILS ID 0530210090
Record type Site
Current site name Columbia River Clays
Alternate or previous names Pasco Clay Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -119.25671, 46.43314 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Franklin(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wooded Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Richland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Walla Walla(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Columbia-Priest Rapids(hydrologic unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Columbia(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Franklin

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 011 N 028 E Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Clay Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -119.25671, 46.43314

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATED 17 MILES N. OF PASCO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-NOV-92 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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