Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;;
Associated rockLimestone · Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone
StructureMinor Faults, Pelican Fault, Rock Creek, Nigger Creek, And Graves Creek Synclines, Twenty Four Mile And Grizzly Creek Anticlines
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078017
MRDS IDW026130
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.89712, -111.71302
References
Mansfield, G. R., 1929 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of The Portneuf Quadrangle, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 803 , 110 P.Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , 453 P.Davidson, D. F., And Others, 1953 , Stratigraphic Sections Of The Phosphoria Formation In Idaho, 1949 , Part 2 : USGS Circ. 305 , 28 P.V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 15.