| Deposit ID | 10078036 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026154 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.2216, 42.48882 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2530 |
| Relative position | 8 MI E OF GEORGETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Meade Peak(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 | Caribou |
| United States | Idaho | Bear Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 011S | 045E | 07,04,05,08,03,18 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Travertine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale |
| Rock description | Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone; |
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone; |
| (1) | -111.2216, 42.48882 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Meade Overthrust, Boulder Creek, Snowdrift, Home Canyon Anticlines, Webster And Red Mountain Synclines |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Other Minor Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 DEG W (?) |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to bottom | 762M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Georgetown Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026154 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR_132 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
POWELL, J. D., 1974 , EVALUATION OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25 , 33 P.
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1974 RECON IDAHO BUREAU OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 25
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EST. ABOVE MADE FROM FLOAT MATERIAL; 2120 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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