| Deposit ID | 10073300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W019310 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160650016 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grover, Grover, and Terry Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.45362, 43.65351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 18.5 MI SE OF REXBURG |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Temple Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rexburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Teton(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Madison |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 004N | 042E | 14,23,24 | NESWSE (24) | Idaho |
| Boise | 004N | 043E | 19,30 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Petroleum (Oil) | Tertiary |
| Result | 25 CHANNEL SAMPLES IN MEADE PEAK PHOSPHATIC SHALE GAVE TRACES OIL, THE HIGHEST YIELD BEING 0.6 GAL/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Sedimentary rocks (Permian and Pennsylvanian). |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| District name | Rexburg Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Targhee National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Grover, Grover, And Terry ( 1966 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W019310 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | DR__68 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160650016 | data consolidated into this record |
Service, A. L., 1966 , An Evaluation Of The Western Phosphate Industry And Its Resources: USBM Rept. Inv. 6801 , 201 P.
Staatz, M. H., And Albee, H. F., 1966 , Geology Of The Garns Mountain Quadrangle, Bonneville, Madison, And Teton Counties, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 1205 , 122 P.
1966 Geolmap M. H. Staatz And H. F. Albee, Bulletin 1205
1966 Recon USBM Rept. Inv. 6801
U.S. Bureau Of Mines Open-File Report MLA 19-91, 1992, Sample Nos. 1 And 2, P. 9; Appendix A, P. 17; Appendix B, P. 20.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 08-FEB-1993 | Federspiel | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.