| Deposit ID | 10008507 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000715 |
| Record type | Deposit |
| Current site name | Afton area (vanadiferous zone) |
| Alternate or previous names | Phosphoria |
| Point of reference | Approximate |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.78333, 42.71667 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | Vanadiferous zone extends approx. 8 miles from Swift Creek Road, about 2 mi. ENE of Afton, to the Cottonwood Creek Road, about 1/2 mi west of Cottonwood Lake. Coordinates are for approx. midpoint of the area at Dry Creek Road, although anomalous rocks are not abundant near the road (See Love, 1961, fig. 250.2, p. C-281)., 7000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lincoln(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Red Top Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Afton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Preston(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Salt(hydrologic unit)
Snake Headwaters(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bridger-Teton National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Lincoln |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 031N | 118W | 2-4, 9-11, 13-14, 23-26, 35-36 | Wyoming | |
| 6th Principal | 032N | 118W | 26-28, 33-35 | Washington |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Result | MO (WITH SE AND V) = 0.05 TO 0.1% MOO3 |
|---|---|
| Result | V205 = 0.86% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Phosphoria Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Approximate (1) | -110.78333, 42.71667 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000715 |
LOVE, J., 1961, VANADIUM AND ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS IN THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN THE AFTON AREA, WESTERN WYOMING: USGS PROF. PAPER 424-C, p. 279-282.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Corrected name, commodity, and reference information. Northern extent begins 2 mi. east of Afton at Swift Creek Road. Continues SSE about 8 mi to Cottonwood Creek Road. Because this is a Vanadium "prospect" found in a phosphate-rich zone, the phosphate is also listed as a commodity, however there are many more specific records for phosphate in this area. Other metals are found in this zone, but in trace quantities. |
| General | This "deposit" covers a fairly large area. It is not a single mine site. It is really just a geochemical anomaly. There is a vanadiferous zone in the Phosphoria Fm. extending about 8 miles from Swift Creek Road (going east out of Afton) south to the Cottonwood Creek Road. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1974-08-01 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 2008-04-25 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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