Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Uranium, Iron, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructureSand, Clay, Dolomite, Phosphorite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1963
Identification
Deposit ID10107370
MRDS IDW031380
Alternate namesAgricola Tract
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.80031, -81.89929
References
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E.P.A.BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. JUNE 1977.SWIFT AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT, 1977.PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY MININGMASTER PLAN FOR MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. SUBMITTED TO THE MANATEE COUNTY ZONING BOARD, 1975.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 112-78, NTIS: PB 286 648/AS, 1978,199 PP.Upper Suwannee River, Evaluation Of A Proposed Dri As An Area Of Critical State Concern, Fla. Div. State Planning. 1974 U.S.G.S. Land Use& Land Cover Map. 1974.Upper Suwannee River, Evaluation Of A Proposed Dri As An Area Of Critical State Concern, Fla. Div. State Planning. 1974 U.S.G.S. Land Use& Land Cover Map. 1974.Guidebook, A.I.M.E. Field Trip To Occidental Mines. 1977Guidebook, A.I.M.E. Field Trip To Occidental Mines. 1977Occidental (Div. Hooker Chem) 10-KOccidental (Div. Hooker Chem) 10-K