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Pumicite Deposit

Occurrence in Twin Falls county in Idaho, United States with commodity Volcanic Materials
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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 10093440
MRDS ID W012813
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.3006, 42.3928 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position 9 MI. S. OF HANSEN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Twin Falls(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stricker Butte(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Twin Falls

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 012S 018E 12 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Volcanic Materials Primary

Analytical data

Result CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (%) IS: FE2O3 - 0.1
Result AL2O3 - 12.8
Result SIO2 - 63.5
Result CAO - 0.7
Result MGO - 0.4
Result TOTAL NA2O - 6.2
Result AVAILABLE NA2O - 0.16
Result TOTAL K2O - 8.9
Result AVAILABLE K2O - 0.51
Result LOSS ON IGNITION - 6.2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Rock unit name Silicic Volcanic Rocks, Rhyolite
    Rock description Silicic Volcanic Rocks, Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.3006, 42.3928
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Strike N.
    Dip 15 DEG E
    Width 45.72M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Goose Creek District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: RATHER PURE, LIGHT GREY TO WHITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 72

  • Deposit

    1963 RECON IBMG. PAMPHLET 13

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1976-06-01 Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat U.S. Geological Survey

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