Idaho · Washington County
Occurrence

Weiser Silica Prospect

Washington County, Idaho, United States
ClayFeldsparSilica
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Commodities
TertiaryClay, Feldspar, Silica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation;Idaho Formation
Associated rockGranite
StructureSnake River Downwarp, Broad Syncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10070245
MRDS IDW013013
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.27457, -116.78289
References
CARTER, G. J., ET. AL., 1962, INDUSTRIAL SILICA DEPOSITS OF THE PACIFIC NW: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8112, 57 P.CARTER, W. D., AND SAVAGE, C. N., 1964, SILICA, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. NO. 1, P. 178.1962 COMPILE U.S. BUR MINES INF. CIRC. 81121964 COMPILE IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY SPEC. REPT. 1