Hookers Prairie Mine, Central Florida Phosphate Mining District (Bone Valley), Polk County, Florida, USAi
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Hookers Prairie Mine | Mine |
Central Florida Phosphate Mining District (Bone Valley) | Mining District |
Polk County | County |
Florida | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 46' 52'' North , 81° 57' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bradley Junction | 686 (2011) | 3.4km |
Mulberry | 3,976 (2017) | 12.9km |
Homeland | 366 (2011) | 13.0km |
Fort Meade | 5,975 (2017) | 14.9km |
Fuller Heights | 8,758 (2011) | 15.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Imperial Bone Valley Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Society | Lakeland, Florida | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
154848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:154848:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e204aeb6-9d14-4d6c-ad89-dbea0bf1886c
REF:Deposit:: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, POLK COUNTY, FLA., 1971
Deposit:: W.R. GRACE & COMPANY, ANNUAL REPORT, 1977
Deposit:: R.W. HOPPE, PHOSPHATES ARE VITAL TO AGRICULTURE AND FLORIDA MINES FOR ONE-THIRD THE WORLD, IN E/M
Commodities (Major) - Phosphorus-Phosphates
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 244: Phosphate, warm current type
Host Rock Unit: Bone Valley, Hawthorn: Underlies Bone Valley Unconformably Yellow-Tan Dolostone
Structure: Sand, Clay, Dolomite
Host Rock: Phosphorite
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ 'Apatite var. Collophane' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Unclassified | |||
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ⓘ | 'Apatite var. Collophane' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | '' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10080276 |
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