Phosphate Deposit (Monsanto Lease), Blackfoot River Reservoir Area, Caribou County, Idaho, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Phosphate Deposit (Monsanto Lease) | Deposit |
| Blackfoot River Reservoir Area | Area |
| Caribou County | County |
| Idaho | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 57' 43'' North , 111° 41' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bancroft | 367 (2017) | 31.3km |
| Soda Springs | 2,944 (2017) | 34.8km |
| Grace | 897 (2017) | 43.0km |
| Lava Hot Springs | 407 (2011) | 46.3km |
| Basalt | 386 (2017) | 55.1km |
REF:Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.
Deposit:: SERVICE, A. L., 1966 , AN EVALUATION OF THE WESTERN PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY AND ITS RESOURCES, PART 3 , IDAHO
Commodities (Major) - Phosphorus-Phosphates
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Wells Formation
Structure: Snowdrift Anticline, Georgetown And Reservoir Synclines, Little Gray Fault
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline
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