| Deposit ID | 10096451 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026133 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Phosphate Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Monsanto Lease |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.68692, 42.96272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 4 MI NW OF BLACKFOOT RIVER RESERVOIR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Caribou(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Reservoir Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Soda Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Blackfoot(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Caribou |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 005S | 041E | 19,20,29,30 | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Result | RANDOM SAMPLES RANGED FROM 26.3 - 32.69 % P2O5 , 59 - 67 % CA3(PO4)2 |
|---|---|
| Result | 94 SAMPLES OF STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION GAVE 36.0 % P2O5 MAX ( SECTION 20 ) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale | ||
| Rock description | Wells Formation-Sandstone;Wells Formation-Limestone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Thaynes Formation-Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;; |
| Rock description | Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;; |
| (1) | -111.68692, 42.96272 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown And Reservoir Synclines, Little Gray Fault |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 58 DEG W |
| Dip | 30 DEG W |
| Thickness | 1.68M |
| Depth to bottom | 1524M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Blackfoot River Reservoir Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 35.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026133 | |
| Idaho Geological Survey | Idaho Mines and Prospects | IMP | PR__14 | 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
1953 COMPILE D. F. DAVIDSON AND OTHERS, CIRC. 305
1966 RECON USBM REPT. INV. 6801
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2680 ACRE AREA HELD AS PHOSPHATE LAND BY MANSFIELD ( 1927 ); 196 FT THICKNESS PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER ( SECTION 20 ) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1976 | Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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