Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Geology
AlterationLarge dolomite rhombs replace phosphatic pellets.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10003148
MRDS IDA015682
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates68.63265, -156.73675
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., Mayfield, C.F., and Brosge, W.P., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in eleven quadrangles in northern Alaska (Arctic, Baird Mountains, Chandler Lake, DeLong Mountains, Demarcation Point, Howard Pass, Misheguk Mountain, Mount Michelson, Noatak, Point Lay, and Table Mountain); Supplement to Open-File Report 75-628; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-767-A, 25 p.