Florida · Polk County
Past Producer

Noralyn/Phosphoria

Polk County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesAluminumFluorine-FluoriteIronMagnesiteUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryAluminum, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel,Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10168358
MRDS IDISM0368
Alternate namesNoralyn (IMC-Agrico)
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates27.8449, -81.8645
References
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986).INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORP. 1976 ANNUAL REPORT.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORP. 1976 ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 10-K.TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC. CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, CURRENT LAND USE I. E.P.A. CONTRACT NO. 68-01-4196, JUNE 1977.ZELLARS, M.E., AND J.M. WILLIAMS. EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, FINAL REPORT. BUMINES CONTRACT NO. JO377000, JUNE 1978, 196 PP.ATLAS AND PLAT BOOK, POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA. ROCKFORD MAP PUBLISHERS, INC., ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, 1977.EMIGH, G.D. PHOSPHATE--FERTILIZER BOOM STRAINS WORLD SUPPLIES. E/MJ, MARCH 1975, PP. 145-148.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. FLORIDA'S NEWEST PHOSPHATE PLANT READY. MARCH 1948, P. 72.FULLER, R.B. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE ROCK MINING. MINING ENGINEERING, AUGUST 1951, PP. 708-712.GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES, FLORIDA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 1971, 1972.HOPPE, R.W. PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE--AND FLORIDA MINES FOR ONE-THIRD THE WORLD. E/MJ, MAY 1976, PP. 79-89._____. FROM MATRIX TO FERTILIZERS: FLORIDA'S PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY GIRDS TO PRODUCE OVER 50 MILLION TPY. E/MJ, SEPTEMBER 1976, PP. 81-93.INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION, FLORIDA FERTILIZER GROUP, BARTOW, FLORIDA. INTRODUCTION TO FLORIDA MINERALS OPERATIONS (COMPANY INFO. PAMPHLET). JANUARY 1, 1985, 32 PP._____. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES DURING TRIP TO FLORIDA IN JANUARY 1985._____. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE (G.F. MCKEREGHAN, ENGINEERING MANAGER) DURING TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON JUNE 5, 1985.MINING ENGINEERING. UNITED STATES, IN INDUSTRY NEWSWATCH--US AND INTERNATIONAL MINERAL NEWS BRIEFS (CONTAINS A PARAGRAPH PARTIALLY CONCERNING THE NORALYN OPERATIONS). MAY 1979, P. 456.MITCHELL, R.J. IMC DOUBLES NORALYN PLANT CAPACITY. METAL MINING & PROCESSING, JULY 1964, PP. 20-23.U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY, PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1970 THROUGH 1983).U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BRADLEY JUNCTION AND HOMELAND QUADRANGLES (TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS), FLORIDA--POLK CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES, 1972 PHOTOREV., SCALE 1:24,000.1984 E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING. INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION (SECTION 2A--UNITED STATES MINE/PLANT UNITS, FLORIDA). P. 175.British Sulphur Corp. Ltd., 1980: World Survey Of Phosphate Deposits, 4th Ed., LondonE&MJ, International Directory Of Mining, 1979, New York