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Pumicite Deposit

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070116
MRDS ID W012810
MAS/MILS ID 0160310069
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.10198, 42.12071 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Relative position 18 MI. S.W. OF OAKLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cassia(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ibex Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rogerson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Goose(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Sawtooth National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Cassia

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 015S 020E 15 NW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ash Contains Very Little Admixed Sand And Silt

Analytical data

Result ANALYSIS OF PARTICLE SIZES SHOWS 18% ARE OVER 0.525 IN.
Result 44% ARE BETWEEN 0.525 IN. AND 0.0029 IN.
Result 18% ARE BETWEEN 0.0029 AND 0.0017 IN.
Result AND 20% ARE LESS THAN 0.0017 IN. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) IS: FE2O3 - 0.2
Result AL2O3 - 7.4
Result SIO2 - 70.3
Result CAO - 0.7
Result MGO - 0.1
Result TOTAL NA2O - 4.7
Result AVAILABLE NA2O - 0.17
Result TOTAL K2O - 9.0
Result AVAILABLE K2O - 0.51
Result LOSS ON IGNITION - 6.4.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.10198, 42.12071
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Thickness 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Goose Creek District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Sawtooth National Forest

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Light Crushing Would Be Required To Produce A Product Of The Fineness Required For Pozzolans.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bur. Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 78 - 79

  • Deposit

    Twin Falls Quad, IBMG Mine And Prospect Map Series, V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al.

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

Beyond USGS

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

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