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Unidentified Prospect

Occurrence in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081162
MRDS ID W032898
Record type Site
Current site name Unidentified Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.45449, 41.35636 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 Miles

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Pilot Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Laramie(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 016N 072W 10 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Casper
    Rock description Casper
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.45449, 41.35636
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GSW BULL 50, P. 43

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL, IRREGULAR REPLACEMENT VEINS LINING FRACTURES. MINERALIZATION PINCHES OUT AT SHALLOW DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-84 Barari, Rachel A. South Dakota Geological Survey

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

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