| Deposit ID | 10042066 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058264 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Worth Phosphate Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | M and M Claim Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.46744, 40.10106 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2396 |
| Relative position | 7,900 FT N 32 W OF DIAMOND BATTLE HISTORICAL MONUMENT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Billies Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spanish Fork(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008S | 004E | 22 | SE OF NW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Ore |
| Result | SOME HIGH QUALITY OOLITIC MATERIAL |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Member Of The Phosphoria |
| Rock description | Meade Peak Phosphatic Shale Mbr. Of The Phosphoria |
| (1) | -111.46744, 40.10106 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On West Limb Of Wanrhodes Syncline Across The Little Diamond Creek Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 12 W |
| Dip | 29 NE |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Diamond Fork Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James H. Worth |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.421HA |
| Overall length | 170M |
| Overall width | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058264 |
BAKER, A.A., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE WEST HALF OF THE STRAWBERRY VALLEY QUADRANGLE, UTAH: UGGS MAP I-931.
YOUNG, G., 1976, GEOLOGY OF BILLIES MTN. QUADRANGLE, UTAH CO., UTAH: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY GEOL. STUDIES, VOL. 23, PT. 1, P. 205-280.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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