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Wolf Creek and Bradley Mountain

Occurrence in Lincoln county in Wyoming, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080840
MRDS ID W032219
Record type Site
Current site name Wolf Creek and Bradley Mountain
Alternate or previous names Sections 62 and 63, respectively, in Sheldon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -110.87301, 43.25186 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Somewhere in T. 37 or T38N, R117W.\n, 15,000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Munger Mountain(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 037N 117W Wyoming
6th Principal 038N 117W Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • TWO PROSPECTS WITH ONLY TOWNSHIP AND RANGE KNOWN. Wolf Creek in T38N, R117W. Bradley Mountain in T37N, R117W. According to Sheldon (1963, p. 55), source of both is Wanless and others, 1955 (GSA Mem. 63).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite
    Rock unit name Phosphoria
    Rock description Phosphoria
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -110.87301, 43.25186
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Targhee National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFACE PROSPECT

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-78 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey

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