Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Aluminum, Magnesite, Uranium, Iron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
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
AlterationClay Altered To Lateritic Aluminum Phosphates, Supergene Uranium Enrichment, Montmorillonite Transformed To Kaolinite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1976
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10107371
MRDS IDW031391
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.66984, -82.01365
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.FORM 10-K. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES. 1976.ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, FINAL REPORT, JUNE, 1978.TRAUFFER, WALTER E. "AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANYS NEW FLORIDA PHOSPHATE WASHER". PIT & QUARRY. AUG. 1976.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.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.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.General Higway Map Polk County Florida. January 1971General Higway Map Polk County Florida. January 1971Zellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of The PhZellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of The PhISMI