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Chalk Hills Pumicite Occurrence

Occurrence in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodity Volcanic Materials
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078741
MRDS ID W027339
Record type Site
Current site name Chalk Hills Pumicite Occurrence
Related records 10266349

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.0158, 42.79 (WGS84)
Elevation 914
Relative position ABOUT 14 MI SSE OF GRANDVIEW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chalk Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Bruneau(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007S 004E 30 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Volcanic Materials Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Pumice
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Pumicite
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Pumicite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.0158, 42.79
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Bruneau-Grandview Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 51

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1968 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF A PORTION OF THE SILVER CITY REGION, OWYHEE COUNTY, IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 138 , 106 P.

  • Deposit

    1968 GEOLMAP IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 13

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1977-09-01 Miller, Pat J. U.S. Geological Survey

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