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Unidentified Occurrence

Occurrence in Teton county in Wyoming, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080944
MRDS ID W032485
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.78968, 43.30492 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position 12 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSON, WYOMING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Teton(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Munger Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Greys-Hoback(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Teton

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 039N 116W 32 NW Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • OVERLOOKING SNAKE RIVER CANYON

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result 3.6 FT BED CONTAINS 46.7% TO 51.5% BPL. TWO OTHER LAYERS OF LESS THAN 1 FT THICKNESS CONTAIN 63.0% AND 75.8%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale > Black Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria
    Rock description Phosphoria
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.78968, 43.30492
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Absaroka Thrust

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Teton

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 8 PHOSPHATE ROCK BEDS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1977 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey

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