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Pumicite Deposit

Producer in Owyhee county in Idaho, United States with commodities Volcanic Materials, Clay, Diatomite
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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. 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089547
MRDS ID W027356
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.08845, 42.97658 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Relative position .5 MI S OF GRANDVIEW

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Owyhee(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Grand View(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Triangle(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Jordan Valley(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Snake-Succor(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Owyhee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005S 003E 22 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Volcanic Materials Primary
Clay Primary
Diatomite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Diatomite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Diatomite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Rock unit name Idaho Formation-Volcanic Ash, Clay; Diatomite
    Rock description Idaho Formation-Volcanic Ash, Clay; Diatomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.08845, 42.97658
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Rough Mountain District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1965 , VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO, IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 6

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13

  • Production

    ASHER, R. R., 1965 , IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135 , P. 69

Reporter information

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

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