Utah · Utah County
Past Producer

Southern Wasatch Range Combined

Utah County, Utah, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUraniumWaterFree
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Water, Free
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Gypsum, Illite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1941
Identification
Deposit ID10129890
Alternate namesSouthern Wasatch Range, Little Diamond Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.16685, -111.43407
References
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