Commodities
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure - Phosphate Deposits Lie In Synclinal Basin
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;;
Associated rockLimestone · Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone
StructureMeade Thrust Fault, Snowdrift Anticline, Harer Syncline, Home Canyon Anticline, Bald Mountain Syncline, Several Minor Faults And Folds
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078030
MRDS IDW026146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.48798, -111.25997
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.GALE, H. S., AND RICHARDS, R. W., 1910 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS BULL. 430 , P. 457 - 535POWELL, J. D., 1974 , EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.1910 RECON H. S. GALE AND R. W. RICHARDS, BULL. 4301927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25