Mine detail: Ray Banbury Diatomite Deposit

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Location

Lat / long: 42.70379, -114.83869

Resource(N)

Tertiary: Diatomite
Ore: Diatomite
Gangue: Clay, Gypsum, Muscovite
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay, Volcanic Ash
Host type:Diatomite

References

MRDSW012835
DEP10070132
Reference{Deposit:: STALEY, W. W., 1964, MINERAL RESOURCES - DIATOMITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT NO. 1, P. 77 - 79.}{Deposit:: POWERS, HAROLD A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, P. 30 - 31.}{Deposit:: POWERS, H.A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4, 27 P.}{Deposit:: 1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4}{Deposit:: 1964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat