East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect

Occurrence in Sublette county in Wyoming, United States with commodities Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium
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. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080844
MRDS ID W032225
Record type Site
Current site name East Shoal Creek and Dell Creek Prospect
Alternate or previous names Section 54 and 55, Reserve Block Viii

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -110.31278, 43.33492 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF HODGES PEAK. In Secs. 17 and 20., 2500, 2500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sublette(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Doubletop 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)

Gros Ventre Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Sublette

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 039N 112W 17;18;21;22 Wyoming
Wind River 039M 112W 17, 20 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO SECS. 26 AND 27. Locations in 313B, Table 1 given as secs. 17 and 20. Coordinatates are for a location east of Dell Creek close to the boundary between secs. 17 and 20.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Uranium Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -110.31278, 43.33492

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Surface Fault Of Unknown Subsurface Extent. 2 Mi Ne Of A Nw Trendi Ng Thrust Fault.

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 1.4M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SECTION AS FOLLOWS: 123 FEET OF THE DINWOODY FORMATION; 29 FEET OF THE UPPER TONGUE OF SHEDHORN SANDSTONE; 42 FEET OF THE TOSI CHERT MEMBER AND 37.8 FEET OF THE RETORT PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION; 46.8 FEET OF THE FRANSON TONGUE OF THE PARK CITY FORMATION; 73.4 FEET OF THE REX CHERT MEMBER AND 5.6 FEET OF THE MEADE PEAK PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION; AND 110 FEET OF THE TENSLEEP SANDSTONE, UPPER BEDS ONLY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Teton National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 470
    [Probably Richards, R.W., and Mansfield, G.R., 1911, Bull. 470-H, p. 371-483.]

  • Deposit

    Sheldon, R.P., 1963, Physical stratigraphy and mineral resources of Permain rocks in western Wyoming: USGS PP 313-B, p. 199-200.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
General Stratigraphic sections described in PP-313B, p. 199-200. [Table 1 on p. 55 gives approx. location by section, township, and range.] 1911 RECON BLACKWELDER, ELIOT-MEASURED SECTION in 1911.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-77 Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 25-JUN-10 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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