Pumicite Occurrence

Past Producer in Elmore 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106035
MRDS ID W027346
MAS/MILS ID 0160390728
Record type Site
Current site name Pumicite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -115.97535, 42.95958 (WGS84)
Elevation 838
Relative position ABOUT 10.5 MI NW OF BRUNEAU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elmore(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

C J Strike Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Glenns Ferry(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Twin Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

C.J. Strike Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Middle Snake-Boise(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management ID)

Bureau of Land Management ID BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Elmore

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 005S 004E 27 SWSWNW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Exact Location Uncertain

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Pumice Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Rock unit name Clayey Volcanic Ash
    Rock description Clayey Volcanic Ash

Nearby scientific data

(1) -115.97535, 42.95958

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Grandview Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Anonymous, 1975 , Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobras, P. 5

  • Deposit

    Twin Falls Quad, IBMG, 1982, Mine & Prospect Map Series, V. E. Mitchell, Et. Al.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-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.