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Georgetown Canyon Mine, Georgetown Area, Bear Lake County, Idaho, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 31' 17'' North , 111° 14' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Georgetown467 (2017)11.0km
Bennington190 (2011)15.7km
Montpelier2,509 (2017)22.5km
Fairview275 (2011)28.5km
Smoot195 (2011)29.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
137492
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:137492:9
GUID (UUID V4):
6ee281ff-de58-4eec-ad13-6895a0d05ba4


REF:Deposit:: MANSFIELD, G. R., 1927 , GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PART OF SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: USGS PROF. PAPER 152 , 453 P.
Deposit:: USGS, 1975 , DEVELOPMENT OF PHOSPHATE RESOURCES IN SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO: DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATE
Commodities (Major) - Phosphorus-Phosphates
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wells Formation
Structure: Georgetown, Schmid, Dairy Synclines; Dry Valley, Aspen Range Anticlines; Meade Thrust Fault, Several Minor Folds
Host Rock: Shale
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline

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