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Schaffer 15 Prospect

Occurrence in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Diamond
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080768
MRDS ID W032123
Record type Site
Current site name Schaffer 15 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.04976, 41.0022 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 6.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TIE SIDING, WYOMING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laramie(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emkay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 012N 072W 16 SE OF SW OF SW OF SE Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMONDS APPEAR AS TRACE MINERALS IN ROCK, PROBABLY LESS THAN 1 PPM.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite
    Rock unit name Sherman Granite;Log Cabin
    Rock description Sherman Granite;Log Cabin
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.04976, 41.0022
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sherman Granite Batholith. Log Cabin Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Virginia Dale Ring Dike Complex

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name State Line District

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • THIS DIATREME IS UNDERGOING ASSESSMENT AS TO ITS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL. AN UNDETERMINED AMOUMT OF DIAMONDS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THE PROSPECT SINCE 1976. MOST HAVE BEEN IN THE SIZE RANGING FROM 0.2 TO 2.0 MM IN AVERAGE DIAMETER AND WEIGH LESS THAN 0.5 TO 10 MG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GSW PR 18, P.1 - 11.

  • Deposit

    GSW RI 12. P. 1 - 30.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

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