Idaho · Caribou County
Occurrence
Phosphate Deposit
Caribou County, Idaho, United States
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
Primary
Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity type
N
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Ore control
Structure - Boulder Creek Anticline Causes Exposure Of Phosphoria Formation
Geology
Host rock
Shale · Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;
Associated rock
Limestone · Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Nugget Sandstone
Structure
Boulder Creek Anticline, Meade Thrust Fault, Giraffe Creek Syncline, Sublette Anticline, Red Mountain Syncline, Minor Folds And Faults
Tectonic setting
Miogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10096454
MRDS ID
W026159
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
42.63382, -111.11829
References
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P