| Deposit ID | 10078040 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026166 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unit 3 , Dry Ridge Phosphate Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.23497, 42.6052 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2438 |
| Relative position | 11 MI NE 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 | 17,20,29,30,31 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;Wells Formation-Limestone, Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone, Shale;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Sandstone, Chert;Wells Formation-Limestone, Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone, Shale;Thaynes Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.23497, 42.6052 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Boulder Creek Anticline, Webster Syncline, Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown Syncline, Dry Valley Anticline, Dry Valley Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Minor Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Depth to bottom | 609.6M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Georgetown Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Husky Oil Co. From Imc Corp. ( 1966 ) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026166 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__86 | http://www.idahogeology.org/ |
SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO: USBM REPT. INV. 6801 , 201 P.
1927 RECON G. R. MANSFIELD, PROF. PAPER 152
1957 DIREXPL HUSKY OIL CO., USBM REPT. INV. 6801
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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