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Sunite Pumice Mine, Camas Mining District, Blaine County, Idaho, USAi
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Sunite Pumice MineMine
Camas Mining DistrictMining District
Blaine CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° 19' 54'' North , 114° 24' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
43.33167,-114.40222
GRN:
N29W61
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Dsb : Warm, dry-summer continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bellevue2,300 (2017)18.6km
Hailey8,134 (2017)22.0km
Fairfield389 (2017)31.5km
Carey602 (2017)37.1km
Richfield486 (2017)37.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
140962
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:140962:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ASHER, R. R., 1965, VOLCANIC CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN IDAHO: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY PAMPH. 135, P. 46 - 47.
Deposit:: POWERS, H. A., 1955, SUNITE PUMICE: IDAHO BUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY OPEN - FILE REPORT.
Deposit:: STALEY, W. W., 1950, P
Deposit:: V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981,
Deposit:: HAILEY QUAD
Deposit:: ASHER, 1965, IBMG P-135
Commodities (Major) - Pumice
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Lemhi
Host Rock: Tuff

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