Commodities
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;Wells Formation-Limestone, Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone, Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone, Shale, Sandstone
StructureDry Valley Anticline, Dry Valley Fault, Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown Syncline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089425
MRDS IDW026167
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.58992, -111.2433
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.O'MALLEY, F. W., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 3 : USGS CIRC. 262 , 43 P.1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521953 COMPILE F. W. O'MALLEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 2621966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801