Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Materials
Ore mineralsCollophane
GangueDolomite, Montmorillonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · "Pungo River Formation", "Yorktown Formation"
Associated rockCarbonate,Sandstone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10272588
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.48009, -76.51357
References
Orris, G.J., and Chernoff, C.B., 2004, Table of world phosphate deposits, in Hein, J.R., ed., Life cycle of the Phosphoria Formation: From deposition to the post-mining environment: Elsevier, Amsterdam, Handbook of exploration and environmental geochemistry v. 8, Cd-ROM.Zellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of The Phosphate Deposits Of Georgia, North Carolina, And South Carolina Using The Minerals Availability System, Bumines Open File Report 13-79.Zellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of Phosphate Deposits In Georgia, North Carolina, And South Carolina, Using The Bumines Minerals Availability System. Bumines Contract# J0377000, Sept. 1978, P54.