Commodities
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Associated rockLimestone · Wells Formation-Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone
StructureBoulder Creek Anticline, Webster Syncline, Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown Syncline, Dry Valley Anticline, Dry Ridge Fault, Minor Folds
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078035
MRDS IDW026152
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.59714, -111.17886
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.MC KELVEY, V. E., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 208 , 49 P.1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521953 COMPILE V. E. MC KELVEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 208