| Deposit ID | 10078035 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.17886, 42.59714 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | 13 MI NE OF GEORGETOWN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Snowdrift Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(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 | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 009S | 045E | 34,32 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES RANGED FROM 29.6 - 32 % P2O5 |
|---|---|
| Result | 82 SAMPLES OF STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION GAVE UP TO 35.5 % P2O5 MAX ( SECTION 34 ) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Wells Formation-Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Wells Formation-Limestone;Wells Formation-Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone | ||
| |||
| 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;;; |
| (1) | -111.17886, 42.59714 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Creek Anticline, Webster Syncline, Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown Syncline, Dry Valley Anticline, Dry Ridge Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Minor Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 DEG E |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Depth to bottom | 609.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Georgetown Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Caribou National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026152 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__80 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
MC KELVEY, V. E., AND OTHERS, 1953 , STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN IDAHO, 1947 - 1948 , PART 1 : USGS CIRC. 208 , 49 P.
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1953 COMPILE V. E. MC KELVEY AND OTHERS, CIRC. 208
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 171.6 FT THICKNESS OF PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER ( SECTION 34 ); 14,680 ACRES HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND ( 1927 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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