Diatomite Occurrence, Fairfield Area, Camas County, Idaho, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Diatomite Occurrence | Occurrence |
Fairfield Area | Area |
Camas County | County |
Idaho | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 27' 56'' North , 114° 47' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Fairfield | 389 (2017) | 13.2km |
Hailey | 8,134 (2017) | 38.3km |
Ketchum | 2,728 (2017) | 41.5km |
Sun Valley | 1,422 (2017) | 43.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
136980
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:136980:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8d2ed411-280b-493f-ace2-ac5b7e2cbb0d
REF:Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RES. REPT. NO. 4, 27 P.
Deposit:: V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,
Deposit:: HAILEY QUAD NO. 745REF:Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1947, DIATOMITE DEPOSITS OF SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO M. S. THESIS, 47
Commodities (Major) - Diatomite; (Trace) - Diatomite
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Intrusive Dikes
Host Rock: Diatomite
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10070740 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Farmington-Selway DomainDomain
- Oquirrh BasinBasin
USA
- Sawtooth National ForestNational Forest
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