Mine detail: Phosphate Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

42.32323, -111.26409

Resource(N)

Primary:	Phosphorus-Phosphates
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Phosphoria Formation-Phosphatic Shale, Chert, Sandstone;;;
Host type:	Shale
Associated rock:	Thaynes Formation-Shale;Thaynes Formation-Limestone;Thaynes Formation-Sandstone;Dinwoody Formation-Shale;Dinwoody Formation-Limestone;Brazer Limestone-Limestone;Brazer Limestone-Chert;Brazer Limestone-Shale
Associated type:	Limestone
Structure:	Thrust Faults, Montpelier Anticline
Tectonic:	Miogeosyncline

References

MRDS	W026148
MAS	160070048
DEP	10096453
Reference	{Deposit:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , 453 P}{Deposit:: 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 15}{Deposit:: V.E. Mithcell, Et. Al; Mines And Prospects Map Series, 1981, Preston Quad, Location No. 185.}
Reporter	Siefken, Robert R. (Miller, Pat), Western Field Operations Center (WFOC)