Utah · Salt Lake County
Occurrence

Mill Creek Phosphate

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlMeade Peak Phosphatic Shale Mbr.
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Park City Formation
StructureN Flank, Big Cottonwood Uplift, Several N-5 Fault
Tectonic settingShelf
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042114
MRDS IDM058398
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.693, -111.68662
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE CO UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MINERAL BULL. 114.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR, 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE MOUNT AIRE QUADRANGLE, SALT LAKE CO., UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-379CALKINS, F.C. AND B.S. BOILER 1943. GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA. UTAH: US GEOL. SUBY. PROF PAPER 201BUTLER AND OTHERS, 1920. THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U S GEOL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 111