| Deposit ID | 10080969 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W032510 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snow King Mountain Trench |
| Alternate or previous names | USGS Lot No. Cp-14 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.7544, 43.44992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES SOUTH OF JACKSON WYOMING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Teton(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jackson(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 | Teton |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 040N | 116W | 09 | NE | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Vanadium Critical | Secondary |
| Chromium Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Phosphorite |
| Rock unit name | Dinwoody;Phosphoria |
| Rock description | Dinwoody;Phosphoria |
| (1) | -110.7544, 43.44992 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Game Creek Thrust Fault 1 Mile South; Jackson Fault, 1.5 Miles North; Both Trend E-W. |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.96M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1966 |
| Discoverer | Gere And Others |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Teton |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W032510 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOCALLY THE PHOSPHORIA FORMATION CONSISTS OF 20, FT. PHOSPHATIC GRAY SS (SHEDHORN SANDSTONE), 30 FT. BLACK PHOSPHATIC SHALE, MUDSTONE, AND CARBONATE ROCK (RETORT PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER), 9 FT. PHOSPHATIC CHERTY SS, (SHEDHORN SANDSTONE), 100 FT. GRAY CHERTY DOLOMITE (FRANSON MEMBER OF PARK CITY FORMATION), 20 FT. OF GRAY DOLOMITIC CHERT (REX CHERT MEMBER) AND 45-50 FT. OF BLACK PHOSPHORITE, MUDSTONE, AND SHALE (MEADE PEAK PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER), WHICH IS THE BASE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1977 | Suekawa, Harry S. (Barari, Rachel A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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