| Deposit ID | 10080883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032409 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jehosephat Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.72281, 42.32803 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Platte(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Guernsey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Torrington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Torrington(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Glendo Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Platte |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 027N | 066W | 12 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | EAST SIDE SHAFT, NEAR BOTTOM 43.3% METALLIC FE |
|---|---|
| Result | WEST SIDE SHAFT, N EAR BOTTOM 33.6% METALLIC FE |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | Guernsey Formation |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032409 |
GSW BULL 50, P. 118
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILICEOUS DOLOMITE ENCLOSES HEMATITE. THE ROCK IS WEATHERED TO LI MONITE. A SMALL AMOUNT OF MALACHITE WAS FOUND IN A SMALL HOLE, NEAR TH E TOP OF THE IRON OXIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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