| Deposit ID | 10095572 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057644 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Deposit #2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.85993, 40.45662 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2286 |
| Relative position | NORTH OF THE WEST FORK OF THE DUCHESNE RIVER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Duchesne(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hanna(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Duchesne(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Duchesne(hydrologic unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Duchesne |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Special | 001N | 009W | 25 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | THE SHALE LAYER AVERAGED 5.63 % P205, THE FOSSILIFEROUS LAYER AVERAGED 17.55 % P205 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.85993, 40.45662 |
|---|
| General form | PELLETS AND NODULES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 2.19M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lightning Ridge |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057644 |
NACKOWSKI, M.P., FISHER, D., BEER, L., 1963 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF DUCHESNE CO: BULL OF THE UNIV OF UTAH VOL 54 , NO. 20 OR UNIV OF UTAH ENG EXP STA BULL NO. 125
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO LAYERS: A PHOSPHATIC SHALE LAYER 5.5 FT THICK AND A FOSSILIFEROUS PHOSPHATIC LAYER 1.7 FT THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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