Captain John Creek Pumicite Occurrence

Occurrence in Nez Perce county in Idaho, United States with commodity Pumice
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10072099
MRDS ID W015949
MAS/MILS ID 0160690059
Record type Site
Current site name Captain John Creek Pumicite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.87043, 46.14766 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Relative position ABOUT 20 MI SW OF CRAIGMONT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nez Perce(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Waha(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Orofino(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Pullman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Snake-Asotin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Nez Perce

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 032N 004W 06 NW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Approximate Location

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) Sedimentary and volcanic rocks.

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 Waha Area

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Minobras (Pub.), 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals, P. 4

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Pullman Quad, Location No. 143

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Miller, Pat J. 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.