Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructurePhosphorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Identification
Deposit ID10080275
MRDS IDW031386
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.74917, -82.12939
References
HOPPE, RICHARD W. "PHOSPHATE ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE - AND FLORIDA MINES FOROVER ONE-THIRD THE WORLD". ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1976, PP 79-89.ZELLAR-WILLIAMS, INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS.British Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., LondonBritish Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., LondonPhosphorus & Potassium, No.97, Sept./Oct., 1978Phosphorus & Potassium, No.97, Sept./Oct., 1978