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Pumicite Deposit

Occurrence in Cassia county in Idaho, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070118
MRDS ID W012812
MAS/MILS ID 0160310079
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.25759, 42.273 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 17 MI. S. OF HANSEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grand View Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rogerson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Snake-Rock(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth 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 Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013S 019E 20 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Silicic Volcanic Rocks, Rhyolite
    Rock description Silicic Volcanic Rocks, Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.25759, 42.273
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N
    Dip 15 DEG W
    Thickness 15.24M
    Length 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goose Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Intermixed Sand, Excessive Overburden, And The Lenticular Nature Of The Ash Deposits Would Make Commercial Use Of This Resource Prohibitive.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 73

  • Deposit

    Twin Falls Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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