Idaho · Owyhee County
Occurrence

Pumice Occurrence

Owyhee County, Idaho, United States
PumiceDiatomite
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Commodities
TertiaryPumice, Diatomite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsDiatomite, Pumice
Geology
Host rockDiatomite,Pumice · Idaho Formation-Pumice, Diatomite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10070280
MRDS IDW013094
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates43.46207, -116.83018
References
ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 29 - 31.STALEY, W. W., 1950 , PUMICE AND PERLITE IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY MINERAL RESOURCES REPT 6 , P. 5.ANONYMOUS, 1975 , IDAHO INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: MINOBRAS, P. 50.1950 RECON IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY MIN RES REPT 61963 RECON IDAHO BUR MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH 135