Idaho · Owyhee County
Past Producer

Diatomite Mine

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
Diatomite
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Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formWEDGE
Ore control2 Small Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite
GangueClay, Muscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiatomite · Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Clay, Sand;Payette Formation-Shale
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10078452
MRDS IDW026787
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.01458, -116.55287
References
POWERS, H. A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4 , 27 P1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO.POWERS, H. A., 1947 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4