Utah · Salt Lake County
Past Producer

Central Wasatch Range Group

Salt Lake 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 statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10203325
Alternate namesCentral Wasatch Range
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.64994, -111.56748
References
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