Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Associated rockLimestone · Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Nugget Sandstone-Sandstone;Nugget Sandstone-Limestone
StructureThrust Faults, Williamsburg And Lanes Butte Synclines, Little Gray Anticline, Meadow Creek Graben
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078022
MRDS IDW026137
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.93852, -111.40861
References
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. 32