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Radichal 1 Kimberlite Occurrence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080790
MRDS ID W032153
Record type Site
Current site name Radichal 1 Kimberlite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.40143, 41.68469 (WGS84)
Elevation 2155
Relative position NEAR FARTHING, WY. 40 MI N OF THE CO-WY BORDER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheep Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Rock River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cheyenne(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Laramie(hydrologic unit)

North Platte(hydrologic accounting unit)

North Platte(hydrologic subregion)

Missouri(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 020N 071W 30 NW OF NW Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH SIDE OF THE DIRT ROAD THAT LEADS WEST FROM THE BERNER RANCH.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • DIAMOND TESTING SCHEDULED FOR 1981. RESULTS AS YET UNKNOWN.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore
Ilmenite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Serpentinized

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Anorthosite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite
    Rock unit name Laramie Anorthosite Complex
    Rock description Laramie Anorthosite Complex
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite > Kimberlite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.40143, 41.68469
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name Shear Zone To The North - Northwest
Type of structure Regional
Structure name Laramie Anorthosite Complex
Type of structure Local
Structure name Numerous Granite Dikes And Vertical Joints To The West, North And East

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Width 12.19M

Comments on the geologic information

  • Original Structures entry:
    Local - Shear Zone To The North - Northwest\\ Numerous Granite Dikes And Vertical Joints To The West, North And East.
    Regional - Laramie Anorthosite Complex

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1980
Discoverer D. Gold

Mining district

District name Sheep Rock Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GSW PR 18, P. 6-11

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 25 - 40 FT IN DIAMETER

Reporter information

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

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

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