Florida · Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Indian River, Osceola, Brevard County
Prospect

Southeast Florida Phosphate Deposit

Volusia, Orange, Seminole, Indian River, Osceola, Brevard County, Florida, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesUranium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
TertiaryUranium
Deposit
Deposit typeChemical Sediment, Marine
Model244: Phosphate, warm current type
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureBASIN ON FLANK OF RISING DOME
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1970
Identification
Deposit ID60000663
MRDS IDISM0354
Alternate namesEast Florida Phosphate District
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates27.80031, -80.78042
References
CATHCART, J.B., SHELDON, R.P., AND GULBRANDSEN, R.A., 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRCULAR 888Zellars-Williams, Inc., Evaluation of the phosphate deposits of Florida using the Minerals Availability System, U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report 112-78, NTIS: PB 286-648/AS, 1978, 199 p.