Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Ore controlLarge Scale Barrier Bars May Have Significantly Influenced Deposition.
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructureSouthern Flank Of The Ocala Uplift, Solution Sags Are The Only Structural Deformations.
Tectonic settingOcala Uplift Since Mid-Tert.
AlterationClay Altered To Lateritic Aluminum Phosphates, Supergene Uranium Enrichment, Montmorillonite Transformed To Kaolinite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Identification
Deposit ID10080279
MRDS IDW031392
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.85337, -81.80791
References
INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICALS CORPORATION. ANNUAL REPORT, 1977PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY. MINING MASTER PLAN FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBMITTED TO THE MANATEE COUNTY ZONING BOARD, 1975.TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, CURRENT LAND USE IV. JUNE, 1977ZELLARS, M.E. AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USINGTHE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM. BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978, 199PP.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.ISMI