| Deposit ID | 10089433 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026186 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rocky Canyon Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.94972, 42.92992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1920 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MI NW OF CHESTERFIELD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chesterfield Reservoir(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006S | 038E | 01 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Result | 94 SAMPLES OF STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION GAVE 35.7 % P2O5 MAX. |
|---|
| 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) | -111.94972, 42.92992 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rock Creek Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | 2 Faults |
| Strike | N 40 DEG W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20 DEG E |
| Thickness | 42.15M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Chesterfield Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Indian Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Co. ( 1966 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026186 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR___8 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MANSFIELD, G. R., 1929 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE PORTNEUF QUADRANGLE, IDAHO: USGS BULL. 803 , 110 P.
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
1929 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, BULL. 803
1953 COMPILE D. F. DAVIDSON AND OTHERS, CIRC. 305
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS ABOVE FOR PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER; 80 ACRES HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1929 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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