Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone
StructureTrail Creek Syncline, Aspen Range Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone, Minor Faults And Folds
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078039
MRDS IDW026162
Alternate namesSouth Fork, Johnson Creek Phosphate Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.65743, -111.4369
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.V.E. MITCHELL, ET. AL; MINES AND PROSPECTS MAP SERIES, 1981, PRESTON QUAD, LOCATION NO. 114