Elburz Mountains

Prospect in Tehran, Iran with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. General comments
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305566
MAS/MILS ID 5070900068
Record type Site
Current site name Elburz Mountains

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 52.33445, 35.66532 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tehran(province)

Iran(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Iran Tehran

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 52.33445, 35.66532

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR, LTD. WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS.

  • Deposit

    5TH ED., 1987, PP. 160-161.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PHOSPHORITE BED 75CM THICK. GRADE IS 20% P2O5.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-SEP-1995 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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