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Pumicite Deposit (MRDS - 10070279), Emmett Area, Gem County, Idaho, USAi
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Pumicite Deposit (MRDS - 10070279)Deposit
Emmett AreaArea
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 58' 30'' North , 116° 28' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.97500,-116.48139
GeoHash:
G#: 9rv4jmkuf
GRN:
N30W61
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Emmett6,604 (2017)11.4km
Horseshoe Bend688 (2017)23.7km
New Plymouth1,503 (2017)27.0km
Star7,797 (2017)31.5km
Middleton6,828 (2017)31.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Owyhee Gem & Mineral SocietyCaldwell, Idaho38km
Idaho Gem Club, Inc.Boise, Idaho46km
Southeast Idaho Gem and Mineral SocietyBoise, Idaho46km
Mindat Locality ID:
139985
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:139985:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 135, P. 89 - 92
Deposit:: 1963 RECON IBMG PAMPH. 13
Commodities (Trace) - Volcanic Materials
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Snake River Volcanics - Caldwell - Nampa Sediments
Host Rock: Mixed Clastic/Volcanic Rock

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