Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Vanadium, Uranium
Deposit
Deposit typeCHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockPhosphorite · Phosphoria Formation
StructureCHERT, BLACK SHALE, PHOSPHORITE FACIES
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1907
Discovery year1889
Identification
Deposit ID60000657
MRDS IDISM0345
Alternate namesUtah Mine, Vernal
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates40.62915, -110.16744
References
CATHCART, J.B., SHELDON, R.P., GULBRANDSEN, R.P., 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 888STOWASSER, N.F., 1982: PHOSPHATE ROCK, 1981, U.S. BUREAU OF MINE NATURAL, ANNUAL YEARBOOK