Mine detail: Oneida Perlite Corp. Pit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 42.4402, -112.3175

Resource(N)

Primary: Perlite
Orebody form: LENS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1961

Geology

Host rock:Salt Lake Formation-Perlite
Host type:Obsidian
Associated type:Rhyolite

References

MRDSW013152
DEP10089117
Reference{Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 130 - 132}{Deposit:: 1963 RECON IBMG PAMPHLET 13}{Production:: ASHER, R. R., 1965: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPHLET 135, P. 130 - 132.}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat