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Noralyn/Phosphoria Mines

Producer in Polk county in Florida, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Fluorine-Fluorite, Uranium, Iron, Aluminum, Magnesite
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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. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Mineral occurrence model information
  10. Host and associated rocks
  11. Nearby scientific data
  12. Geologic structures
  13. Ore body information
  14. Controls for ore emplacement
  15. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  16. Mining district
  17. Land status
  18. Ownership information
  19. Reserves and resources
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080272
MRDS ID W031383
Record type Site
Current site name Noralyn/Phosphoria Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -81.89985, 27.82531 (WGS84)
Elevation 45
Relative position 3 MI. SOUTH OF BARTOW CITY LIMITS.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

Florida(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bradley Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bartow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fort Pierce(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Florida Polk

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Tallahassee 030S 024E 36 NW4 OF NW4 OF NW4 Florida

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Magnesite Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ANALYTICAL DATA FROM ALTSCHULER,Z.S., CATHCART,J.B.,AND YOUNG,E.J., 1964. (SEE REFERENCES)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Clay Altered To Lateritic Aluminum Phosphates, Supergene Uranium Enrichment, Montmorillonite Transformed To Kaolinite.

Analytical data

Result OVER 70% TPL.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 244
USGS model code 34d
Deposit model name Phosphate, warm current type

Host and associated rocks

  • 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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -81.89985, 27.82531
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Southern Flankof The Ocala Uplift
Type of structure Local
Structure description Solution Sags Are The Only Structural Deformations.

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET (COVERS 2000 SQ MI OF THE COASTAL PLAIN)
    Dip SLOPES OF 5 FT/MILE ARE COMMON TO BONE VALLEY FM.
    Thickness 5.82M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Large Scale Barrier Bars May Have Significantly Influenced Deposition.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mining district

District name Central Florida Phosphate District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Minerals And Chemical Corp.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 32000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 32 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Name NORALYN TRACT
    Estimate year 1955
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 5 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1955

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • KRAUSS AND OTHERS (1984) EXPECTED NORALYN TO BE MINED OUT IN 1983.

Comments on development

  • PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS ARE COMMONLY LOCATED USING GAMMA RAY LOGGING, AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING AND GEIGER COUNTER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT, KINGSFORD OPERATION. IMC, HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, 1974.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORP. ANNUAL REPORT 1976.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORP. FORM 10K, 1976.

  • Deposit

    TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT, CURRENT LAND USE I.E.P.A. CONTRACT NO. 68-0104196, JUNE, 1977.

  • Deposit

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984, INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MINERALS INVENTORY SUMMARY REPORT-- PHOSPHATE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 930-C, 41 P.

  • Deposit

    CATHCART,J.B., MCGREEVY,L.J. AND COLEMAN,A.M., 1955,ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE ZONE ON LANDS OWNEDBY INTERNATIONAL MINERALS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, LAND-PEBBLE PHOSPHATE DISTRICT, FLORIDA. TRACE ELEMENT MEMORANDUM REPORT 895, 91P.

  • Other Database

    ISMI

  • Production

    KRAUSS AND OTHERS, 1984

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A LAND PEBBLE DEPOSIT THICKNESS VARIES DUE TO HAWTHORN KARST TOPOGRAPHY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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