| Deposit ID | 10279043 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 560070660 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Elk Mountain gypsum area |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.6108, 41.60957 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2297 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | Vague location. Somewhere between Elk Mountain and Sheep Head mountain where Chugwater Fm. is present at surface. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carbon(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Coad Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Medicine Bow(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Rawlins(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper North Platte(hydrologic unit)
North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)
North Platte(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Carbon |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 019 N | 082 W | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -106.6108, 41.60957 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| 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 | 560070660 |
WYO GEOL SURV OPEN FILES.
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 50, 287 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | "... extensive gypsum beds are nearly covered with Tertiary debris. Chugwater Fm. crops out along the west side of Elk Moutnain, in a faulted area north of Bear Butte, and to the southesast and north of Sheep Head Mountain." |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1983-11-18 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2012-10-24 | Wilson, Anna B | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.