Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Associated rockLimestone · Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale
StructureSnowdrift Anticline, Georgetown And Reservoir Synclines, Little Gray Fault
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096451
MRDS IDW026133
Alternate namesMonsanto Lease
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.96272, -111.68692
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.DAVIDSON, D. F., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1949 , PART 2 : USGS CIRC. 305 , 28 P.1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 1521953 COMPILE D. F. DAVIDSON AND OTHERS, CIRC. 3051966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801