| Deposit ID | 10041742 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057493 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laketown Phosphate Deposits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.29135, 41.82715 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1987 |
| Relative position | 6000 FT. S30E OF FALULA SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Rich(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Laketown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(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 | Utah | Rich |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 013N | 006E | 32 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Whitlockite | Ore |
| Result | 8.9 FT. OF 31.4 PERCENT P2O5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Brazer Limestone | ||
| Rock description | Meade Peak Member Of Phosphoria Formation;Brazer Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.29135, 41.82715 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cache Uplift-Woodruff Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Along E. Side Of Bear Lake |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 23.16M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Laketown District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 59.44M |
| Overall length | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057493 |
SRC.REF: CHENEY, T.M. 1957. PHOSPHATE IN UTAH, U.G.M.S. BULL. 59.
CHENEY, T.M., 1957, PHOSPHATE IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY: BULL 59
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
COFFMAN, J.S. AND SERVICE, A.L., 1967. AN EVAL. OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES PART 4: U.S.B.M. R.I. 6934
CHENEY, T.M., 1957, PHOSPHATE IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 59
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LIGHT COLOR OF ORE IS DUE TO OXIDATION |
| Deposit | AT THE BASE OF MISS. BRAZER LIMESTONE NEAR LAKETOWN THERE IS 3 FT. OF 27.6% P2O5 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Tooker, Ed | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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