| Deposit ID | 10092650 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058497 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Valley Phosphate |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.40438, 40.30301 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2262 |
| Relative position | 15,400 FT N 87 E OF BALD KNOLL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasatch(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wallsburg Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Provo(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Wasatch |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 005E | 17 | NE OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria, Mead Peak Member | ||||
| Rock description | Phosphoria, Mead Peak Mbr | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert |
| (1) | -111.40438, 40.30301 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Small Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | VARIES |
| Dip | 30E TO 70E |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Round Valley Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058497 |
BAKER, A.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE STRAWBERRY VALLEY QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP I-931
GERE, W.C., 1946, PHOSPHATE IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 73, P. 195-201
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1982 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.