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Sheep Mountain and Gypsum Creek Prospects

Occurrence in Sublette county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080830
MRDS ID W032206
Record type Deposit
Current site name Sheep Mountain and Gypsum Creek Prospects
Alternate or previous names Sheep Mountain and Gypsum Creek Prospect, Sections 76 and 77 Respectively

Comments on the site identification

  • 2 sections in Sheldon, #s 76 and 77, but only #76 (Sheep Mtn) described in PP-313B. The other section (Gypsum Ck) is from Richmond, 1945.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.9125, 43.28972 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sublette(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Sheep Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Gannett Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Thermopolis(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Bridger Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sublette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 039N 109W 36 Wyoming
6th Principal 038N 109W 3 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • 3.5 MILES SE OF LITTLE SHEEP MOUNTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.9125, 43.28972
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Numerous Localized Faults
Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wind River Mountains

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Comments on the geologic information

  • SECTION AS FOLLOWS: 56 FEET OF LOWER BEDS OF THE DINWOODY FOR-MATI ON; 49 FEET OF ERVAY TONQUE OF THE PARK CITY FORMATION; 34.9 FEET OF T HE TOSI CHERT MEMBER AND 40.8 FEET OF THE RETART PHOSPHATIC MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION: 44 FEET OF THE FRANSON TONQUE OF PARK CITY F ORMATION; 15.5 FEET OF THE REX CHERT MEMBER, 18.5 FEET OF THE MEADE PE AK PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER, AND 17 FEET OF THE LOWER CHERT MEMBER OF T HE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION; AND 321 FEET OF THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Green River Coal Region

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Bridger National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE PROSPECT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1977-12-01 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 2010-07-21 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

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