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Ferris 1 Prospect

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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096565
MRDS ID W032128
Record type Site
Current site name Ferris 1 Prospect
Alternate or previous names Ferris Outliers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -105.47088, 41.02719 (WGS84)
Elevation 2341
Relative position 4.3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TIE SIDING, WY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albany(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Dale Creek(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Albany

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 012N 072W 09 N2 Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF THE JUNCTION FORMED BY NIGHT CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diamond Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Diamond Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -105.47088, 41.02719
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sherman Granite Batholith
Type of structure Local
Structure description Dominated By Virginia Dale Ring Dike Complex

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE
    Width 91.44M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1960
Discoverer C. S. Ferris

Mining district

District name State Line District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF ROCK HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR DIAMOND TESTING. AT THIS TIME THE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS ARE UNKOWN.

Comments on development

  • AN ANOMOLOUS OCCURRENCE OF LOWER PALEOZOIC CARBONATES OF ORDOVICIAN AND SILURIAN AGE LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THIS PROSPECT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GSW PR 18, P. 1-11.

  • Deposit

    GSW RI 12, P. 1-30.

  • Deposit

    GSW RI 19, P. 1-24.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIAMONDS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM THIS PROSPECT BUT THE EXACT DATA REGARDING THEM IS UNAVAILABLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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