Idaho · Caribou County
Occurrence

Graves Creek Phosphate Property

Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert;Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone;Brazer Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone, Siltstone, Shale
StructureGraves Creek Syncline, Twenty Four Mile Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10089429
MRDS IDW026176
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.93522, -111.85892
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., Table 58 P. 182Mansfield, G. R., 1929 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of The Portneuf Quadrangle, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 803 , 110 P.