Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeCHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureBASIN ON FLANK OF RISING DOME
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1890
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID60000665
MRDS IDISM0356
Alternate namesBig Four, Bony Lake, Clear Springs, Fort Green, Fort Maede (Gardinier), Fort Maede (Mobil), Haynsworth, Hooker's Prairie, Kingsford, Lonestone, Nichols, Noralyn, Payne Creek, Phosphoria, Polk County, Rockland, Saddle Creek, Silver City, Stuard Tract, Watson Mines, Duette, Four Corners Developments
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates27.70031, -81.99984
References
CATHCART, J.B., SHELDON R.P., AND GULBRANDSEN, R.A., 1983: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, CIRCULAR 888