| Deposit ID | 10069136 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002554 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 560350012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff Creek Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.51944, 43.20833 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | Est to be within 100 m. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sublette(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clause Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Jackson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Driggs(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Greys-Hoback(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 | Sublette |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 038N | 114W | 33 | Center of south line of Sec. 33. | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Zirconium Critical | Secondary |
| Thorium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anatase | Ore |
| Ilmenite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Monazite | Ore |
| Rutile | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Result | A SAMPLE OF DARK RED SANDSTONE CONTAINED 20.15% TIO2 AND 54.93% FE AS FE2O3. A SAMPLE OF FERRUGINOUS OOLITIC SANDSTONE CONTAINED 7.66% TIO2 AND 13.40% FE AS FE2O3. SAMPLES OF FERRUGINOUS SANDSTONE AND GREENISH-BROWN OOLITIC SANDSTONE CONTAINED RESPECTIVLY 0.70 AND 0.74% TIO2 AND 5.70 AND 7.06% FE AS FE2O3. |
|---|---|
| Result | Four samples varied from 0.70% to 20.15% TiO2 and 5.7% to 54.935 total Fe2O3. (Bull. 50, p. 196) |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Stump Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Stump Sandstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | Stump Formation, Preuss Sandstone or Redbeds, and Twin Creek Limestone |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.13M |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cliff Creek |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002554 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 560350012 | = newMRDS # 10281477 |
Harris and others, 1985, Metals and Industrial minerals map of Wyoming: Wyoming Geological Survey Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000.
HOUSTON, R.S., AND MURPHY, J.F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, P. 120
Osterwald and others, 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 50 [revised ed.], p. 196.
Houston and Murphy, 1962, Titaniferous black sandstone deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming Bull. 49, p. 114-115.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOSSIL PLACER - BEACH AND MARINE; LIES 19.8 FT BELOW THE TOP OF THE STUMP SANDSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 1972-11-01 | Cooper, Margaret | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 1982-07-01 | Barari, Rachel A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 1984-02-27 | Wilson | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Editor | 2008-12-12 | Wilson, Anna B. | U.S. Geological Survey | Do not confuse reporter Wilson of the USBM with Editior Wilson of the USGS. They are not the same person. Revised 8-jul-10 |
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