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U.S. Pumice & Supply Co.

Producer in Mono county in California, United States with commodity Pumice
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10031513
MRDS ID M010439
Record type Site
Current site name U.S. Pumice & Supply Co.
Related records 10164744

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -119.03846, 37.93243 (WGS84)
Relative position ON S SIDE OF PANUM CRATER, 4 1/2 MI. SE OF LEE VINING. PIT IS NEAR S1/4 COR. SEC. 19

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mono(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lee Vining(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Yosemite Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mariposa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Mono Lake(hydrologic unit)

Mono-Owens Lakes(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northern Mojave-Mono Lake(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Inyo National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Mono

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 001N 027E 19 California

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -119.03846, 37.93243
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: 12 CLAIMS. MASSIVE PUMICE EXPOSED IN A QUARRY TO A DEPTH OF 40'; DRILLING IN THE QUARRY PASSED THROUGH SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF MASSIVE PUMICE BEFORE ENCOUNTERING DENSE, VESICULATED OBSIDIAN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Mono Craters Area

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED IN USBM MIN YB'S 1960-65

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CALIF. B. 174, P. 54 AND 95

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLASTING DISLODGES LARGE BLOCKS OF DOME PUMICE WHICH ARE USED FOR MAKING SCOURING BLOCKS FOR CLEANING GRILLS IN RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1973 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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