Grass Creek deposit, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Grass Creek deposit | Deposit |
| Hot Springs County | County |
| Wyoming | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
43° North , 108° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~74km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
172195
Long-form identifier:
1:2:172195:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0a8b4582-6c3f-4283-b073-083c9552b000
Paleo beach placer deposit.
Commodities (Major) - Thorium, Iron, Zirconium, Titanium - Metal
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Valmy Formation
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Anatase Formula: TiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| O | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | β Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)HOUSTON, R.S., AND MURPHY, J.F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 49, P. 120
HOUSTON, R.S., AND LOVE, J.D., 1956, TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE IN MARINE ROCKS OF LATE JURASSIC AGE, NORTHWES
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10069125 |
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Grass Creek deposit, Hot Springs County, Wyoming, USA