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Idaho Falls Pumice Co. Deposit

Producer in Bonneville 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10073280
MRDS ID W019276
MAS/MILS ID 0160190145
Record type Site
Current site name Idaho Falls Pumice Co. Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.95223, 43.39821 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 5 MI S OF AMMON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bonneville(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ammon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Idaho Falls(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bonneville

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 001N 038E 23 SESESE Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Located At Edge Of Foothills

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Thin Clay Seams Contaminate The Deposit

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE DENSITY IS 49 LB/CF
Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS GAVE 0.5 % FE2O3, 10.3 % AL2O3, 63.8 % SIO2, 1.5 % CAO, 0.5 % MGO, 7.6 % NA2O, 8.9 % K2O, 5.4 % LOSS ON IGNITION

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Salt Lake Formation-Sedimentary Tuff
    Rock description Salt Lake Formation-Sedimentary Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.95223, 43.39821
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 24.38M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ammon Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Idaho Falls Pumice Co.

Comments on the workings information

  • Mined By Making A Series Of Parallel Excavations Along The Hillside.

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Considered Useful Guide To The Quality Requirements Of Commercial Pumice.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 38 - 3

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13

  • Production

    ASHER, R. R., 1965: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 38 - 39

  • Deposit

    V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, DRIGGS QUAD, LOCATION NO. 76

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

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