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Pumice Deposit

Past Producer in Teton 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089381
MRDS ID W019268
Record type Site
Current site name Pumice Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.15111, 43.81492 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position 800 FT E OF TETONIA WATER TOWER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Teton(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tetonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rexburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Teton(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Teton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006N 045E 28 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • AT THE TOP OF A RIDGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Analytical data

Result 32 % OF PARTICLES IS LARGER THAN 14 MESH ( .046 INCH ).

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Pumice
    Rock unit name Salt Lake Formation-Pumice
    Rock description Salt Lake Formation-Pumice

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.15111, 43.81492
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N 60 DEG E
    Dip 6 DEG N
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 60.96M
    Width 60.96M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PUMICE UNDER RHYOLITE CAP

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tetonia Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 60.96M
    Overall width 60.96M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 42 - 43

  • Deposit

    MINOBRAS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, 55 P.

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13

  • Production

    ASHER, R. R., 1965 , IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 42 - 43

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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