| Deposit ID | 10078030 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026146 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.25997, 42.48798 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 5 MI E OF GEORGETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bear Lake(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Georgetown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(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 | Bear Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011S | 044E | 01,12 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES AVG. 33.4 % P2O5 |
|---|---|
| Result | OTHERS AVG. 34.5 % P2O5 |
| Result | A SAMPLE IN SECTION 1 HAD 35.7 % P2O5 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;; |
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;; |
| (1) | -111.25997, 42.48798 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Meade Thrust Fault, Snowdrift Anticline, Harer Syncline, Home Canyon Anticline, Bald Mountain Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Several Minor Faults And Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Georgetown Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026146 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR_131 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
GALE, H. S., AND RICHARDS, R. W., 1910 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND ADJACENT PARTS OF WYOMING AND UTAH: USGS BULL. 430 , P. 457 - 535
POWELL, J. D., 1974 , EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.
1910 RECON H. S. GALE AND R. W. RICHARDS, BULL. 430
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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