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Unknown (north of Fossil)

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230349
MAS/MILS ID 560230143
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown (north of Fossil)
Alternate or previous names Unknown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.7469, 41.8594 (WGS84)
Elevation 2255
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position Probably somewhere in the township. No section given. Coordinates are for a point in W center of Sec. 30. No explanation for why this site was chosen., 12,000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lincoln(county)

Wyoming(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fossil(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Kemmerer(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Bear(hydrologic unit)

Upper Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)

Bear(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Fossil Butte National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Wyoming Lincoln

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
6th Principal 022 N 117 W Wyoming

Comments on the location information

  • Location very vague: in T22N, R117W, north of Fossil and NW of Kemmerer. Probably somewhere in the township. No section given. Coordinates are for a point in W center of Sec. 30. No explanation for why this site was chosen.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.7469, 41.8594
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WYO GEO SURVEY BULL 50,APRIL,1966,P 147

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7 ft of phosphate rock containing 78.5% B.P.I.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 1983-11-18 South Dakota School of Mines U.S. Bureau of Mines
Editor 2010-07-14 Wilson, Anna B. U.S. Geological Survey

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