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West Ashley Creek Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Uintah county in Utah, 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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090971
MRDS ID DB00436
Record type Site
Current site name West Ashley Creek Phosphate Deposit
Related records 10301099

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.92212, 40.57606 (WGS84)
Elevation 2292
Relative position POINT LOCATION IS ON EAST SIDE OF WHITEROCKS RIVER 900 FT. NORTHWEST OF RED PINE SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Uintah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ice Cave Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Duchesne(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Uintah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Uintah Special 002N;002N 001E;001W 08,18;13 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 SEC. 18

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Chert Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Park City Formation
    Rock description Park City Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.92212, 40.57606
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Uinta Mtn. Uplift

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR-BLANKET
    Strike N 65 DEG E
    Dip 73 DEG S
    Thickness 2.44M
    Length 4827.9M
    Width 152.4M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PHOSPHATE IS GENERALLY WITHIN 30 FT. OF BASE OF PARK CITY FM

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1961
    Total resources 3316000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 44 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1961

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENGTH AND WIDTH OF DEPOSIT CORRESPOND TO OUTCROP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Mccarthy, Blair M. Bureau of Land Management

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