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Westvaco Mine

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10071928
MRDS ID W015704
MAS/MILS ID 0160110036
Record type Site
Current site name Westvaco Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.05753, 43.03071 (WGS84)
Elevation 1829
Relative position 18 MI SE OF BLACKFOOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincoln Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blackfoot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Portneuf(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004S 038E 31 C SENW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Limestone
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.05753, 43.03071
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Minobras, 1975, Idaho Industrial Minerals: Minobra P. 14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 30-JAN-1995 Ridenour, James U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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