Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS, TABULAR
Materials
GangueGlauconite, Quartz
Other materialsCollophane
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation;;Quadrant Formation-Sandstone
Associated rockLimestone · Snake River Volcanics;Dinwoody Formation;Dinwoody Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation
StructureMinor Faults, Including The Carrot Springs Fault And Surficial Bedding-Plane Faults
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10071889
MRDS IDW015646
Alternate namesArea No. 1 Phosphate Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates44.5308, -111.6453
References
Jemmett, J. P., 1955, Geology Of Some Of The Phosphate Deposits In The Centennial Mountains Of Idaho And Montana: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M. S. Thesis, 67 P.Honkala, F. S., 1953, Preliminary Report On Geology Of The Centennial Range, Montana - Idaho, Phosphate Deposits: USGS Open-File Rept., 19 P.Griner, W. C., 1974, Seventy-First Annual Report Of The Mining Industry Of Idaho For 1973-1974, 98 P1953 Geolmap F. S. Honkala, Open-File Report