Schaffer 16 Prospect

Occurrence in Albany county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Diamond
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080769
MRDS ID W032124
Record type Site
Current site name Schaffer 16 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.05198, 41.00359 (WGS84)
Elevation 2286
Relative position 6.1 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TIE SIDING, WYOMING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Laramie(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Emkay(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Laramie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Cache La Poudre(hydrologic unit)

South Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 012N 072W 16 SW OF SE Wyoming

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite
    Rock unit name Sherman Granite
    Rock description Sherman Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.05198, 41.00359

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description In Association With The Sherman Granite Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Area Is Dominated By Virginia Dale Ring Dike Complex

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name State Line District

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GSW PR 18, P. 1 - 11.

  • Deposit

    GSW RI 12, P. 1 - 30.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1982 Barari, Rachel A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.