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Ione Prospect

Occurrence in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Beryllium, Garnet, Mica, Feldspar
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009178
MRDS ID D001894
MAS/MILS ID 560010145
Record type Site
Mineralized Area Big Creek mineralized area
Current site name Ione Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -106.181, 41.0507 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position In sec. 32 west of the Muscovite Claim.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Foxpark(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saratoga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 013N 078W 32 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Garnet Primary
Mica Secondary
Feldspar Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 32
USGS model code 13
Deposit model name Pegmatites

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -106.181, 41.0507
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • "This pegmatite is in preCambrian shcist and ocntains chiefly quartz, microcline and muscovite, with accessory albite. Punhc and scrap quality mica is visible in a pit 25 ft to 30 ft long, 8 to 10 ft wide, and 3 to 4 ft deep. The dike trends N55W." (Bull. 50, p. 71). "Large garnets, some of which weigh over 2 lbs have been found in a biotite schist body near the Ione Prospect. Most crystals do not show good crystal faces and are not of gem quality." (Bull. 50 p. 76).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Medicine Bow N.F.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERY SMALL PEGMATITE
Deposit Property also consistes of a granite pegmatite dike with some beryl (Bull. 71, p. 43).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1975-04-01 Parker, Raymond L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 1983-11-18 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Geological Survey 0560010145 =newMRDS 10229875
Editor 2010-06-23 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey 0560010145 =newMRDS 10229875, merged and deleted.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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