Pumicite Bed

Occurrence in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodity Volcanic Materials
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. 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 10089544
MRDS ID W027347
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Bed
Related records 10217769

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.9711, 42.8836 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Relative position ABOUT 9 MI W OF BRUNEAU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

C J Strike Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 006S 004E 22 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN

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 Bed
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Pumicite Bed
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.9711, 42.8836

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 Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 50

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.