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Perlite Inc. Pumice Hole, South Twin Flat Mountain, Beaver County, Utah, USAi
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Perlite Inc. Pumice HoleMine
South Twin Flat MountainMountain
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 24' 33'' North , 112° 49' 56'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Milford1,331 (2017)15.6km
Beaver3,007 (2017)22.2km
Minersville869 (2017)23.1km
Kanosh468 (2017)55.5km
Meadow313 (2017)64.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
183065
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:183065:4
GUID (UUID V4):
2bb662e4-18bb-46cd-ba67-0314804b3c8e


A former pumice-perlite deposit/mine located in sec. 35, T27S, R9W, and in sec. 2, T28S, R9W, SLM, 1.6 km (1.0 mile) W of South Twin Flat Mountain (coordinates of record), S of Ranch Canyon, on Bureau of Land Management administered land. MRDS database accuracy for this location is not stated.

Local rocks include Tertiary intrusive rocks in southwestern Utah.

Large reserves of pumice and perlite are at the Ranch Canyon Mine .

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