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Pumicite Deposit

Occurrence in Gem 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 10070279
MRDS ID W013092
MAS/MILS ID 0160450019
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.48708, 43.96927 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position 7 MI. N. OF EMMETT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gem(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Northeast Emmett(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Payette(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle 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 Gem

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 007N 001W 05 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Analytical data

Result RELATIVELY PURE
Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS IS FE2O3 - 1.2
Result AL2O3 - 7.7
Result SIO2 - 61.9
Result CAO - 1.6
Result MGO 0.2
Result TOTAL NA2O - 6.2
Result AVAILABLE NA2O - 0.14
Result TOTAL K2O - 8.5
Result AVAILABLE K2O - 0.44
Result LOSS ON IGNITION - 7.3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Volcanic Sediments
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Volcanic Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.48708, 43.96927
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike NE
    Dip 15 DEG NW
    Thickness 10.97M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Emmett Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Steep Topography, Dip Of Beds And Excessive Overburden Would Make Extraction Expensive. Light Crushing Would Be Required To Produce A Product With The Fineness Required For Pozzolanic Material.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 89 - 92

  • Deposit

    Mines And Prospects Of The Boise Quad, IBMG Mines 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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