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Phosphate Deposits

Occurrence in Morgan 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10092642
MRDS ID M057518
Record type Site
Current site name Phosphate Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.68218, 41.2066 (WGS84)
Elevation 1756
Relative position 1.7 MI SE OF MONASTARY SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Weber(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Durst Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)

Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache 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 Morgan
United States Utah Weber

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005N 002E 02 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result COARSE GRAY OOLITIC ROCK - 72.9% TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FINE GRAY OOLITIC ROCK - 70.3% TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, HARD GREY VERMICULAR ROCK - 69.6% TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.68218, 41.2066
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description The Deposits Are Cut Off At The Great Huntsville Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MISS LM CONSIST OF INTERBEDDED SHALE, LIMESTONE, AND PHOSPHATE ROCKS ; GEOL.DESC: THE MISS LIMESTONE CONSIST OF INTERBEDDED SHALE, LIMESTONE, AND PHOSPHATE ROCKS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Sheepherd Valley

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BLACKWELDER, E, 1910, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS EAST OF OGDEN UTAH: USGS BULL 430, P 547

  • Production

    WONG, G, 1978, ON SITE INVESTIGATION, USGS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BED IN THE MISS LIMESTONE IS LOW GRADE AND THAT IN THE PARK CITY FM IS HIGH GRADE.
Deposit THE LOCATION IS OF THE CENTER OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, IT EXTENDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST. THE AREA IS THICKLY COVERED WITH SOIL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Wong, George Bureau of Land Management
Updater 01-SEP-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Geological Survey

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