Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBedded - Phosphate
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlCrawford Mt. Syncline
Geology
Host rockShale · Rex Chert Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Weber Sandstone;Brazer Limestone
StructureWoodruff Thrust And Crawford Thrust
Tectonic settingCrawford Mts.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1954
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10041744
MRDS IDM057497
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.72812, -111.06251
References
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.KING, D.L., 1967, SAN FRANCISCO CHEM. CO.: IAG FIFTEENTH ANN. FIELD CONF.WIDEMAN, F.L., 1958, MINING INCLINED BEDS OF PHOSPHATE ROCK, SAN FRANCISCO CHEMICAL CO. MINES: U.S.B.M. IC-7849TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.