Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeBedded - Phosphate
Orebody formBedded, IRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockShale,Chert,Sandstone · Phosphoria Formation
Associated rockLimestone,Shale · "Wells Formation", "Brazer Limestone", "Dinwoody Formation"
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10289511
MRDS IDW026149
Alternate namesHot Springs Phosphate Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates42.10878, -111.26243
References
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.SHELDON, R. P., AND OTHERS, 1953, STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1949 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 304 , 30 P.