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Lincoln Canyon Phosphate Deposit

Occurrence in Bingham county in Idaho, 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096390
MRDS ID W015657
MAS/MILS ID 0160110057
Record type Site
Current site name Lincoln Canyon Phosphate Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.09523, 43.08571 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 14 MI SE OF BLACKFOOT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bingham(county)

Idaho(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lincoln Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Blackfoot(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Idaho Falls(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Idaho Bingham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Boise 004S 037E 11 NENESW Idaho

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Analytical data

Result PHOSPHATE BED SAMPLES AVG. 33.73% P2O5 OR 73.76% CA3(PO4)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Wells Formation
    Rock description Wells Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone
    Rock description Phosphoria Formation;Phosphoria Formation;Dinwoody Formation-Shale, Limestone, Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.09523, 43.08571
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults, Folds

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.93M
    Depth to bottom 1524M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Structure

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Mansfield, G. R., 1920, Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of The Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho: USGS Bulletin 713, 152 P

  • Deposit

    1920 Recon Mansfield, G. R., Bulletin 71

  • Deposit

    V.E. Mitchell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Idaho Falls Quad, Location No. 182

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 9760 Acres Underlain By Phosphate Deposits

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Western Field Operations Center (WFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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