| Deposit ID | 10400508 |
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| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Western Wyoming Phosphate District |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.69394, 42.45107 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Graham Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontenelle Reservoir(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Central Bear(hydrologic unit)
Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Lincoln |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| (1) | Phosphoria Formation and Related Rocks |
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
CLABAUGH, P. S., 1946, PERMIAN PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF MONTANA, IDAHO, WYOMING, AND UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY STRATEGIC MINER. INV. PRELIM. MAP 3-198, 1 SHEET.
HALE, L. A., ED., 1967, ANATOMY OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD: INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF GEOL. 15TH ANN. FIELD CONF., 287 P., 3 PLATES.
BLACKWELDER, ELIOT, 1911, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF WESTERN WYOMING, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 470, P. 452-483.
MCKELVEY, V. E., SWANSON, R. W., AND SHELDON, R. P., 1953, PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO AND WESTERN WYOMING IN INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF PETROLEUM GEOL. GUIDEBOOK, 4TH ANN. FIELD CONF., P 41-47.
SHELDON, R. P., 1956, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN THE JACKSON HOLE REGION, WYOMING, IN WYOMING GE ASSOC. 11TH ANN. FIELD CONF. (JACKSON HOLE), P. 66-69.
SHELDON, R. P., 1957, PHYSICAL STRATIGRAPHY OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN NORTHWESTERN WYOMING: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1042-E, P. 105-185, PLATES.
GULBRANDSEN, R. A., 1967, SOME COMPOSITIONAL FEATURES OF PHOSPHORITES OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION, IN INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF GEOL. 15TH ANN. FIELD CONF., P. 99-102.
COFFMAN, J. S., AND SERVICE, A. L., 1967, AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES - PART 4, WYOMING AND UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MIINES REPT. INV. 6934, 158 P.
GALE, H. S., AND RICHARDS, R. W., 1910, PHOSPHATES, IN U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 430, P. 457-553.
COCHRAN, K L., 1950, WYOMING PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY, IN WYO. GEOL. ASSOC. 5TH ANN. FIELD CONF. GUIDEBOOK (SW WYOMING), P. 133-135.
KING, D. L., 1949, SURFACE STRIP PHOSPHATE MINING AT LEEFE, WYOMING, AND MONTPELIER, IDAHO, IN SYMPOSIUM ON WESTERN PHOSPHATE MINING, SAN FRANCISCO, FEB. 1949: REPR. IN A.I.M.E. MIN. TRANS., V. 184, P. 284-287.
KING, D. L., SR., 1967, SAN FRANCISCO CHEMICAL CO., CRAWFORD MOUNTAIN - LEEFE AREA, UTAH AND WYOMING, IN INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOC. OF GEOL. 15TH ANN. FIELD CONF., P. 203-209.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 2011-01-07 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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