Powder River Mine, Johnson Co., Wyoming, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 1' 46'' North , 107° 6' 10'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 44.02944,-107.10278 |
Köppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
WYO GEO SURVEY BULL 50,APRIL,1966
Commodities (Major) - Manganese, Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Commodity List
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Regional Geology
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Late Ordovician - Middle Cambrian 443.8 - 513 Ma ID: 2923375 | Bighorn Dolomite, Gallatin Group, Gros Ventre Formation, Snowy Range Formation, Pilgrim Limestone, Park Shale, Meagher Limestone, Wolsey Shale, Flathead Sandstone, Whitewood Dolomite, and Winnipeg and Deadwood Formations Age: Paleozoic (443.8 - 513 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Bighorn Dolomite; Gallatin Group; Gros Ventre Formation; Snowy Range Formation; Pilgrim Limestone; Park Shale; Meagher Limestone; Wolsey Shale; Flathead Sandstone; Whitewood Dolomite; Winnipeg Formation; Deadwood Formation Description: Bighorn Dolomite (Thrust Belt and North Wyoming) - Gray massive cliff-forming siliceous dolomite and locally dolomitic limestone. Bighorn Dolomite (Northern Yellowstone area) - Light-gray massive siliceous dolomite. Gallatin Limestone or Group (Thrust Belt) - Gray and tan limestone. Gallatin Limestone or Group (North Wyoming) - Blue-gray and yellow mottled hard dense limestone. Gallatin Group-Snowy Range Formation (Northern Yellowstone area) - Medium-gray limestone and underlying greenish-gray shale. Gallatin Group-Pilgrim Limestone (Northern Yellowstone area) - Blue-gray and yellow mottled hard limestone. Gros Ventre Formation (Thrust Belt) - Greenish-gray micaceous shale. Gros Ventre Formation (North Wyoming) - Soft green micaceous shale (Upper and Middle Cambrian Park Shale Member), underlain by blue-gray and yellow mottled hard dense limestone (Middle Cambrian Death Canyon Limestone Member), and soft green micaceous shale (Middle Cambrian Wolsey Shale Member). Park Shale (Northern Yellowstone area) - Green micaceous soft shale. Upper part may be Late Cambrian. Meagher Limestone (Northern Yellowstone area) - Blue-gray and yellow mottled hard limestone. Wolsey Shale (Northern Yellowstone area) - Green micaceous soft shale. Flathead Sandstone (Northern Yellowstone area and North Wyoming) - Dull-red quartzitic sandstone. Whitewood Dolomite (Northeast Wyoming) - Buff massive fossiliferous dolomite. Winnipeg Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - Pink to yellow siltstone and shale. Deadwood Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - Red and brown quartzitic sandstone. Lithology: Major:{dolostone,limestone}, Minor:{shale,sandstone}, Incidental:{siltstone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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