Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Geology
Host rockBlack Shale · Alapha Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003138
MRDS IDA015671
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates68.29969, -151.7035
References
Patton, W.W., Jr., and Matzko, J.J., 1959, Phosphate deposits in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 302-A, p. 1-17.Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.