| Deposit ID | 10107371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fort Green Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.01365, 27.66984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 45 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Florida(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Duette NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Saint Petersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Peace(hydrologic unit)
Peace(hydrologic accounting unit)
Peace-Tampa Bay(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Florida | Hardee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallahassee | 032S | 023E | 28 | W2 OF SW4 OF NE4 | Florida |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Magnesite | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Ore |
| Result | OVER 70% TPL. |
|---|
| Model code | 244 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 34d |
| Deposit model name | Phosphate, warm current type |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone | ||
| Rock description | Bone Valley;Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably. Yellow-Tan Dolostone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.01365, 27.66984 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sand |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Clay |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Dolomite |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | Phosphorite |
| General form | BLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN) |
|---|---|
| Dip | SLOPES OF 5 FT/MILE ARE COMMON TO BONE VALLEY FM. |
| Depth to top | 7M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| District name | Central Florida Phosphate District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Agrico Chemical Co. |
| Interest | 82 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Agrico Chemical Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| Interest | 18 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031391 |
CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AREAWIDE IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, EXISTING LAND USE, VOL IV, PREPARED FOR U.S.E.P.A BY TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, JUNE 1977.
FORM 10-K. THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES. 1976.
ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF FLORIDA USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM, FINAL REPORT, JUNE, 1978.
TRAUFFER, WALTER E. "AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANYS NEW FLORIDA PHOSPHATE WASHER". PIT & QUARRY. AUG. 1976.
ISMI
KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984
Central Florida Phosphate Industry Areawide Impact Assessment Program, Existing Land Use, Vol Iv, Prepared For U.S.E.P.A By Texas Instruments Inc, June 1977.Central Florida Phosphate Industry Areawide Impact Assessment Program, Existing Land Use, Vol Iv, Prepared For U.S.E.P.A By Texas Instruments Inc, June 1977.
General Higway Map Polk County Florida. January 1971General Higway Map Polk County Florida. January 1971
Zellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of The PhZellars-Williams Inc., Evaluation Of The Ph
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A LAND-PEBBLE DEPOSIT THICKNESS VARIES DUE TO HAWTHORN FM KARST TOPOGRAPHY |
| Deposit | PHOSPHORITE STUDIES WERE MOTIVATED SOLELY BY THE OCCURRENCE OF URANIUM AS A TRACE SUBSTITUENT OF APATITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 30-SEP-1977 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey | SEE ISM0360 |
| Editor | 04-NOV-2002 | Nicholson, S.W. | U.S. Geological Survey | reformated date column; calculated latitude and longitude in decimal degrees; added Location Precision, Continent, Country, State, Commodity Code, Ore Minerals Code fields; changed Major Commodity fie |
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