| Deposit ID | 10087323 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006268 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Horseshoe Canyon Phosphate Deposit |
| Related records | 10130135 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.61684, 40.94162 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2012 |
| Relative position | BETWEEN FLAMING GORGE AND HIDEOUT CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Daggett(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Flaming Gorge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Ashley National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Daggett |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002N | 020E | 01 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | 10-12 PERCENT IN 45-60 FT. SECTION |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite |
| Rock unit name | Meade Peak Member Phosphoria Formation |
| Rock description | Meade Peak Member Phosphoria Formation |
| (1) | -109.61684, 40.94162 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta Uplift |
| General form | TABULAR/BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | GEN E-W |
| Dip | 20N |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Width | 2011.63M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Manila Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006268 |
SRC.REF: W. R. HANSEN, 1965, P. 184-185
RITZMA, H.R. 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 66.
HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH, COLORADO, WYOMING: USGS PROF. PAPER 490
1965 GEOLMAP W.R. HANSEN, PROF. PAPER 49
DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.
DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST, UT GEOL AND MINER. SURV., OR CITE INVEST.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OUTCROP BELT IN WEST HALF OF QUADRANGLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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