Florida · Polk County
Prospect

South Fort Meade Mine

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesAluminumFluorine-FluoriteIronMagnesiteUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsCollophane, Dolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1960
Identification
Deposit ID10142932
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates27.66701, -81.76315
References
Central Florida Phosphate Industry area-wide impact assessment program, existing land use, vol. IV, prepared for U.S.E.P.A. by Texas Instruments Incorporated, June 1977.RAND MCNALLY & COMPANY, FLORIDA STATE AND COUNTY OUTLINE MAPZellars-Williams, Inc., Evaluation of the phosphate deposits of Florida using the Minerals Availability System, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-648/AS, 1978, 199 p.ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUBLINC., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS,1977.GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK AND MARDEE COUNTIES, FLORIDA, DEPAOF TRANSPORTATION 1971 1975.BEREAH, WAUCMUCA, BOWLING GREEN QUADRANGLES, 7 1/2 MINUTE SEU.S.G.S. 1956, 1955, 1955.EPA ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, MOBIL CHEMICAL CO.,SOUTH FORT MEADE MINE, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. EPA904/9-81-075