Idaho · Elmore County
Occurrence

Diatomite Deposit

Elmore County, Idaho, United States
Diatomite
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Commodities
PrimaryDiatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite
GangueMuscovite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiatomite · Idaho Formation-Diatomite, Sand, Clay
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10093442
MRDS IDW012840
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.99179, -115.38093
References
POWERS, HAROLD A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO M.S. THESIS, P. 18 - 19.POWERS, H.A., 1947 , DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO. 4, 27 P.1947 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN. RES. REPT. NO.TWIN FALL QUAD, IBMG MINE AND PROSPECT MAP SERIES, V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL.