Idaho · Bear Lake County
Occurrence

Phosphate Deposit

Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlStructure - Phosphate Beds Associated With Anticlines
Geology
Host rockShale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Associated rockQuartzite · Swan Peak Quartzite;Wasatch Formation-Conglomerate;Wasatch Formation-Sandstone;Wasatch Formation-Limestone;Salt Lake Formation-Conglomerate;Salt Lake Formation-Sandstone
StructureUnnamed Buried Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10096452
MRDS IDW026140
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.46212, -111.4241
References
Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , 453 P1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15