Ora Jones Farm Pumicite Deposit

Prospect in Twin Falls county in Idaho, United States with commodities Geothermal, Pumice, Perlite
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. 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. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10070121
MRDS ID W012816
MAS/MILS ID 0160830098
Record type Site
Current site name Ora Jones Farm Pumicite Deposit
Alternate or previous names Ora Jones Farm Deposit, Ora Jones Thermal Well

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.51009, 42.326 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position 4 MI. SE OF HOLLISTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Twin Falls(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hollister(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rogerson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Snake-Rock(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Twin Falls

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 013S 017E 06 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Geothermal Primary
Pumice Secondary
Perlite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pumice Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Snake River Basalt-Silicic Flows, Welded Tuffs
    Rock description Snake River Basalt-Silicic Flows, Welded Tuffs
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.51009, 42.326

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Length 167.64M
    Width 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Well
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goose Creek District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area
Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jones, Ora

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 167.64M
    Overall width 30.48M

Comments on the workings information

  • Known Thickness Is 50 Ft.

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Unsuitable For Lightweight Concrete Aggregate, Ore Lacks Particle Strength and Lacks Coarse Material

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 31 - 32

  • Deposit

    1963 Recon IBMG Pamphlet 13

  • Deposit

    Ross, S.H.; 1971, Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Ph 150

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 14-MAR-1995 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.