| Deposit ID | 10089163 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W013544 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunite Pumice Mine |
| Related records | 10119985 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.4001, 43.32989 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 19 MI. E. OF FAIRFIELD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blaine(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Magic Reservoir West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fairfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hailey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Big Wood(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Blaine |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 001S | 017E | 14,13,15,22,23 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Ore |
| Result | PARTICLE SIZE: .5 - 8 IN |
|---|---|
| Result | FRAGMENTS ARE HARD, ABRASIVE, AND ANGULAR |
| Result | SAMPLE DENSITY IS 27 LB/CFT |
| Result | CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%): FE2O3 - 1.0 |
| Result | AL2O3 - 13.5 |
| Result | SIO2 - 64.9 |
| Result | CAO - 1.4 |
| Result | MGO - 0.1 |
| Result | NA2O - 6.1 |
| Result | K2O - 8.7 |
| Result | LOSS ON IGNITION - 3.3 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Magic Reservoir Rhyolite; | ||||||
| Rock description | Magic Reservoir Rhyolite; | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Snake River Eruptives-Tuff |
| Rock description | Snake River Eruptives-Tuff |
| (1) | -114.4001, 43.32989 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Camas District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sun-Ite Sales And Manfctg. Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W013544 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | HA1255 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 46 - 47.
POWERS, H. A., 1955, SUNITE PUMICE: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
STALEY, W. W., 1950, PUMICE AND PERLITE IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RES. REPT. NO. 6, 10 P.
1950 RECON IBMG MINERAL RES. REPT. NO. 6
1955 OTHER IBMG OPEN - FILE REPT.
1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 135
ASHER, R. R., 1965: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 46 - 47.
POWERS, H. A., 1955, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPT.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey |
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