Rock Creek placers, South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District, Fremont County, Wyoming, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Rock Creek placers | Group of Placers |
South Pass-Atlantic City Mining District | Mining District |
Fremont County | County |
Wyoming | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 23' 32'' North , 108° 43' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Placers
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lander | 7,686 (2017) | 49.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
173387
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:173387:0
GUID (UUID V4):
cfcc50d9-569e-44cc-96c9-f2ac4bb853c0
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver; (Trace) - Mica, PGE - Platinum, Copper
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Structure: Large Fault
Host Rock: Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Stable Continental Interior
Deposit:: LOCATED IN THE 5.5 SEC 20,21,22 & N1/2 27,28,29 T30N,R100W-A
Deposit:: RE 3 CLAIMS
Deposit:: 75% OF THE GOLD WAS FOUND WITHIN 1FT-3FT OF BEDROCK IN A
Deposit:: CONCENTRATE WHICH IS NOT BLACK SAND
Deposit:: IN 1953 IT WAS MINED BY WYO MICA &
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10080767 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- White River–Split Rock BasinBasin
- Wyoming DomainDomain
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References
Armstrong, Frank Clarkson (1948) Preliminary report on the geology of the Atlantic City-South Pass mining district, Wyoming. Open-File Report Vol. 1948 (48-2) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr482 pp.63-65