Trench AA

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096576
MRDS ID W032213
Record type Site
Current site name Trench AA
Alternate or previous names Section 101 In Sheldon

Comments on the site identification

  • Section 101 in Sheldon, 1963.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -110.67828, 42.47021 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 3 MILES SW. OF MT. THOMPSON. Could be off by as much as 4 km. This record states it is in Sec. 27, however it is plotting in sec. 29., 4000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Graham Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontenelle Reservoir(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Preston(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 029N 116W 27 Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
    Rock unit name Phosphoria
    Rock description Phosphoria
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -110.67828, 42.47021

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Absaroka Thrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

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 01-JAN-78 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 16-JUL-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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