| Deposit ID | 10068536 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W001609 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560250082 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clarkson Hill |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -106.68056, 42.64583 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Extreme NE corner of sec. 20. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Natrona(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clarkson Hill(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management WY)
Bureau of Land Management WY BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Natrona |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 031N | 082W | 20 | Extreme NE4 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium-Heavy Minerals | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Zirconium Critical | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Unknown |
| Ilmenite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Zircon | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Ore Body (1) | Cody Shale |
|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 38 NW |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W001609 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560250082 | =newMRDS 10303474, merged and deleted. |
HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 98-101.
DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, 52 P.
Wilson, W.H., 1966, Bull. 50, p. 195.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM EXPOSURE. |
| Deposit | ASSAYS OF TWO SAMPLES AVERAGED 9.7% TIO2, 1.3% ZRO2, 29.6% FE, AND 0.04% EQUIVALENT THO2. RELATIVE PERCENTAGES OF HEAVY MINERALS PRESENT ARE 65.0 OPAQUES, 3.0 ZRO2, AND 32.0 LIGHTER HEAVY MINERALS INCLUDING AMPHIBOLE, BIOTITE, CHLORITE, SPHENE, GARNET, AUGITE, AND TOURMALINE. THIS IS THE ONLY WYOMING DEPOSIT WITH SUCH A HIGH PERCENT OF LIGHTER HEAVY MINERALS. THE POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE IN 19 WYOMING DEPOSITS, INCLUDING THE CLARKSON HILL, ARE 21,873,000 ST WITH WEIGHTED AVERAGE GRADE PERCENTS OF 5.22 TIO2, 0.55 ZRO2, 24.75 FE, AND 0.15 EQUIVALENT THO2 (2). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1972-11-01 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1984-02-27 | Wilson | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2009-12-08 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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