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Perlite Deposit

Occurrence in Ada county in Idaho, United States with commodity Perlite
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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 10096227
MRDS ID W013066
Record type Site
Current site name Perlite Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -116.14706, 43.61018 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Relative position 1 MI. E. OF BOISE CITY LIMITS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ada(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Boise South(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Boise(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Boise(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Ada

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003N 003E 07 Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Perlite Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Black To Gray With "Onion" Texture Well Displayed

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Obsidian
    Rock unit name Perlite
    Rock description Perlite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -116.14706, 43.61018
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Length 30.48M
    Width 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Boise Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on development

  • Econ.Com: Lenticular Nature Of Deposit And Amount Of Rhyolite Overlying Deposit Make This Deposit Of Little Commercial Importance.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Asher, R. R., 1965, Volcanic Construction Materials In Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Pamphlet 135, P. 132

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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