| Deposit ID | 10133095 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560250382 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Koch feldspar deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | Koch Deposit #3 |
| Point of reference | Pit |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.34144, 42.73665 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2450 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | On Casper Mountain. Two pits and a quarry in secs. 17, 18, and 20. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Natrona(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crimson Dawn(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Casper(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle North Platte-Casper(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Natrona |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 032 N | 079 W | 17, 18, 20 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Pit (1) | -106.34144, 42.73665 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560250382 |
WYO GEO SURVEY BULL 50, APRIL,1966, p. 73.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "A fairly large pegmatite up to 50 ft. wide trends north-south for about a mile between two quartz layers. Two pits and a quarry reveal light gray, good quality, micorcline, muscovite, and quartz. The pegmatite is associated with asbestos deposits nearby." (Bull. 50, p.73) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 03-FEB-10 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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