Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeL
Orebody formBLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
Ore controlLarge Scale Barrier Bars May Have Significantly Influenced Deposition.
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone
StructureSouthern Flank Of The Ocala Uplift, Solutionsags Are The Only Structural Deformations.
Tectonic settingOcala Uplift Since Mid-Tert.
AlterationClay Altered To Lateritic Aluminum Phosphates, Supergene Uranium Enrichment, Montmorillonite Transformed To Kaolinite.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10111555
MRDS IDW031387
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.8342, -81.99791
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.IMC CORP., ANNUAL REPT TO STOCKHOLDERS, 1977. PP 1-14.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.APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, KINGSFORD OPERATION HILLSBOROUGH CO., FLA., 1974.KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.KEYSVILLE, BRADLEY JUNCTION QUADRANGLES, FLORIDA, 7 1/2 MINUTE SERIES U.S.G.S. 1955, 1949.ISMI