| Deposit ID | 10073279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019274 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160190129 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pumice Deposit (Snake River Valley) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.90693, 43.48301 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | 5 MI E OF IDAHO FALLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bonneville(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ammon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Palisades(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Idaho Falls(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Bonneville |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 002N | 039E | 19 | E2SE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pumice | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rhyolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Salt Lake Formation-Sedimentary Volcanic Tuff |
| Rock description | Salt Lake Formation-Sedimentary Volcanic Tuff |
| (1) | -111.90693, 43.48301 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20 DEG W |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Length | 22.86M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Idaho Falls Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019274 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR__82 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160190129 | data consolidated into this record |
ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 37
MINOBRAS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, 55 P.
1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13
V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, DRIGGS QUAD, LOCATION NO. 67
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1976 | Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 14-NOV-1983 | Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.