Mine detail: Poison Canyon Sandstone Quarry

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Location: Caribou County, Idaho, United States, North America
Lat / long: 42.64912, -111.07999
dep_id: 10105960
mrds_id: W026103
mas_id: 160290104
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension, Sandstone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Surface
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Sandstone
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Matthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat, Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)
hrock_unit: Nugget Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 33
  • Deposit:: V.E. Mitchell,Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 137.
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