Commodities
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone
StructureDry Valley Anticline, Dry Valley Fault, Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10078041
MRDS IDW026168
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.6152, -111.2008
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.SMART, R. A., AND OTHERS, 1954 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1950 - 1951 : USGS CIRC. 327 , 22 P.1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521954 COMPILE R. A. SMART AND OTHERS, CIRC. 3271966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801