Idaho · Washington County
Occurrence

Clay Occurrence

Washington County, Idaho, United States
Clay
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Description

Frank H. Skeels

Commodities
TertiaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Silt,Sand and Gravel,Shale · Payette Formation-Sand, Shale, Silt, Clay
StructureSnake River Downwarp; Broad Syncline, Flat Plain With Minor Anticlines
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
First production1921
Discovery year1919
Identification
Deposit ID10070226
MRDS IDW012981
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates44.26347, -117.1541
References
SKEELS, F. H., 1920, CLAYS OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 2, 71 P.SOHN, I. G., 1952, INDUSTRIAL CLAYS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRC. 158, P. 5.1920 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULL. 21952 COMPILE SOHN, CIRC. 158