Mine detail: Diatomite Occurrence

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Location: Ada County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 43.75408, -116.23957
dep_id: 10070267
mrds_id: W013064
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Diatomite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Diatomite
gangue: Limonite, Muscovite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat
hrock_unit: Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay
hrock_type: Diatomite
References:
  • Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, P. 9.
  • Deposit:: KIILSGAARD, T. H., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
  • Deposit:: 1947 RECON ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MIN. RESOURCES REPT. NO. 4
  • Deposit:: 1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPT.
  • Production:: POWERS, H. A., 1947: ID. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL. MIN. RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, P. 9.
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