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Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Bear Lake county in Idaho, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078024
MRDS ID W026139
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.4111, 42.57772 (WGS84)
Elevation 2164
Relative position 8 MI N OF GEORGETOWN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bear Lake(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fossil Canyon(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bear Lake

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 010S 043E 03,23 Idaho

Comments on the location information

  • PLOTTED IN SECTION 3

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Analytical data

Result RANDOM SAMPLES IN SECTION 3 RANGED 23.8 - 32 % P2O5

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone
    Rock description Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.4111, 42.57772
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Aspen Range Anticline, Thrust And Block Faults Of Bannock Thrust Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Minor Unnamed Synclines, Anticlines, And Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Dip 4 DEG E
    Thickness 1.52M
    Depth to bottom 762M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Georgetown Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner San Francisco Chemical Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9.14M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 4840 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 )

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1976 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey

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