Angus Brooks Pumice Deposit Prospect

Occurrence in Camas county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070561
MRDS ID W013546
MAS/MILS ID 0160250069
Record type Site
Current site name Angus Brooks Pumice Deposit Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.59151, 43.38799 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 10 MI. E. OF FAIRFIELD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Camas(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Beaver Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Camas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Camas

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 001N 016E 30 SESESE Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Analytical data

Result MOST PARTICLES 0.185 IN. AND SMALLER. ALL PARTICLES LACK STRENGTH AND ARE EASILY CRUSHED. PARTICLES BREAK DOWN IN WATER TO SOFT MASSES OF CLAY.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Snake River Eruptives-Tuff
    Rock description Snake River Eruptives-Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) Granodiorite and two-mica granite.

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Willow Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Angus Brooks

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 47.

  • Deposit

    Staley, W. W., 1950, Pumice And Perlite In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Mineral Res. Rept. No. 6, 10 P.

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Hailey Quad No. 774

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.