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Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, 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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096393
MRDS ID W015709
MAS/MILS ID 0160110056
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.07503, 43.10961 (WGS84)
Elevation 1859
Relative position 14.25 MI ESE OF BLACKFOOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincoln Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blackfoot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 003S 037E 36 NENESW Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • Most Phosphate In Lincoln Basin; Location Approximate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result MANSFIELD ESTIMATES 70% CA3 (PO4)2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Timothy Sandstone;Thaynes Formation;Thaynes Formation;Thaynes Formation;Portneuf Limestone
    Rock description Timothy Sandstone;Thaynes Formation;Thaynes Formation;Thaynes Formation;Portneuf Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;;
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;;
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.07503, 43.10961
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.83M
    Depth to bottom 1524M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Mansfield, G. R., 1920, Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of The Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 713, 152 P

  • Deposit

    1920 Recon Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 71

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Idaho Falls, Location No. 179

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Mansfield Estimates That 4520 Acres Are Underlain By Phosphate

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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