| Deposit ID | 60000846 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | ISM0733 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Phosphoria Shale |
| Alternate or previous names | Idaho Vanadium Shales/Mudstone |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.60081, 42.64992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | POINT OF REFERENCE IS THE SITE OF KERR-MCGEE'S V-MILL THAT PROCESSES FERROPHOSPHORUS SLAG FROM ELEMENTAL PHOSPHORUS PLANTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bear Lake(hydrologic unit)
Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| United States | Idaho | Bingham |
| United States | Idaho | Bear Lake |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -111.60081, 42.64992 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SHELF FACIES |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | STATE AND FEDERAL LANDS |
VARIOUS USGS MINERAL RESOURCES (MR) MAP SERIES OF THE GEOLOGY AND PHOSPHATERESOURCES IN CARIBOU, BEAR LAKE AND BINGHAM COUNTIES, IDAHO; PUBLISHED FROM 193-1985.
LOVE, J.D., 1967. VANADIUM AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS IN THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN THE AFTON AREA, WESTERN WYOMING, IN ANATOMY OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE FIELD, A GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGIC OCCURRENCE, EXPLORATION METHODS, MINING ENGINEERING AND RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY: INTERMOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION OF GEOLOGISTS, 15TH ANNUAL FIELD CONFERENCE, P. 115-118
DESBOROUGH, G.A., 1977. PRELIMINARY REPORT ON CERTAIN METALS OF POTENTIAL ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THE VANADIUM-RICH ZONES IN THE MEADE PEAK MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN WESTERN WYOMING AND EASTERN IDAHO: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 77-341, 27 P.
BUSCH, P.M., 1961. VANADIUM, A MATERIALS SURVEY: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR I.C. 8060, P. 34.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.