380 meters of cyclic sedimentary rock in the Blow River Formation contain about 7 x 10^8 tonnes of P2O5. The dataset describes a high-latitude phosphorite and ironstone deposit within the Mid-Cretaceous flysch of northern Yukon, likely compiled by the Government of Yukon. The record was last updated on 2026-04-17.
Use Cases
- Modeling phosphate resource distribution based on described deposit tonnage and mineral composition
- Analyzing sedimentary facies changes based on described interbedded shale and siltstone sequences
- Studying regional geological markers based on the described iron and phosphorus-rich hemipelagic sequence
- Correlating global anoxia events with phosphogenesis based on the deposit's temporal placement between Callovian and Campanian episodes
Strengths
- Deposit tonnage is quantified (about 7 x 10^8 tonnes of P2O5)
- Formation thickness and stratigraphic details are provided (380 m cyclic succession)
- Geographic and temporal context is specific (Mid-Cretaceous, Blow Trough, northern Yukon)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Yukon
- Time Range
- Mid-Cretaceous (Early Albian)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 16:05:02.804086; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Blow Trough, northern Yukon