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Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Caribou 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096454
MRDS ID W026159
MAS/MILS ID 0160290106
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.11829, 42.63382 (WGS84)
Elevation 2103
Relative position 10 MI SW OF AFTON, WYOMING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Caribou(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sage Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Salt(hydrologic unit)

Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Caribou-Targhee 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 Idaho Caribou

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 009S 046E 18,19 SESE (18) Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Nugget Sandstone
    Rock description Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Brazer Limestone-Limestone, Chert, Shale;Nugget Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.11829, 42.63382
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Boulder Creek Anticline, Meade Thrust Fault, Giraffe Creek Syncline, Sublette Anticline, Red Mountain Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Folds And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 1.83M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure - Boulder Creek Anticline Causes Exposure Of Phosphoria Formation

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Afton, Wyoming Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Est. Inferred From Adjoining Townships

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1040 Acre Area Held As Phosphate Land ( 1927 )

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 15-MAY-1992 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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