| Deposit ID | 10071890 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W015647 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Troublesome Ridge Phosphate Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Area No. 2 Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.69224, 44.54991 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2377 |
| Relative position | 18 MI WNW OF ISLAND PARK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Clark(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Upper Red Rock Lake(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Hebgen Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ashton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Red Rock(hydrologic unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Missouri Headwaters(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Caribou-Targhee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Clark |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 014N | 040E | 11,12,13,14 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Glauconite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | B, SUB-MEMBER IS ACID-GRADE (HIGH-GRADE) |
|---|---|
| Result | B2 AND B3 SUB-MEMBERS AVG. 11% P2O5 |
| Result | MINOR VANADIUM AND 1 PART FLUORINE/10 PARTS P2O5 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Dinwoody Formation;Dinwoody Formation | ||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Dinwoody Formation;Dinwoody Formation | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation;;Quadrant Formation-Sandstone |
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation;;Quadrant Formation-Sandstone |
| (1) | -111.69224, 44.54991 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deep-Seated Bedding-Plane Faults, Sw Dipping Homocline, Nw Trending Camp Creek Fault |
| Strike | NW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 15 DEG SW |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Depth to bottom | 38.1M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Island Park Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Targhee National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bannock Chemical Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W015647 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | AS___9 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
JEMMETT, J. P., 1955, GEOLOGY OF SOME OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS IN THE CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO AND MONTANA: MOSCOW, IDAHO, UNIV. OF IDAHO, M. S. THESIS, 67 P.
GRINER, W. C., 1974, SEVENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINING INDUSTRY OF IDAHO FOR 1973-1974, 98 P.
1953 GEOLMAP F. S. HONKALA, OPEN-FILE REPORT
1974 COMPILE STATE MINE INSPECTOR'S REPORT FOR 1973-1974
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THICKNESS ABOVE FOR ENTIRE B-MEMBER; THE ACID-GRADE B1 SUB-MEMBER AVE 5.5 FT THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1977 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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