Utah · Daggett County
Prospect

Flaming Gorge Group

Daggett County, Utah, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Calcite, Dolomite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Gypsum, Illite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphene, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10129951
Alternate namesSheep Creek, Horseshoe Canyon, Sols Canyon, Flaming Gorge
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.93325, -109.76743
References
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