| Deposit ID | 10157300 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0560450135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Thornton Dome |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -104.6889, 44.07025 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1315 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Weston(county)
Wyoming(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Upton West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sundance(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Gillette(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cheyenne(hydrologic subregion)
Missouri(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Wyoming | Weston |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Principal | 047 N | 065 W | 08 | Wyoming |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | Fox Hills Sandstone |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0560450135 |
WYO GEOL SURV OPEN FILES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-NOV-83 | South Dakota School of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.