Little Man mine, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 18' 36'' North , 106° 51' 7'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 42.31000,-106.85194 |
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate |
(T. 27 N., R. 84 W.), NW of Leo, near Pathfinder Reservoir. Rocks & Minerals 76:384. Lat/Long from USGS GNIS database.
Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Archean 2500 - 4000 Ma ID: 2925058 | Granitic rocks of 2,600-Ma Age Group Age: Archean (2500 - 4000 Ma) Description: Teton Range--Mount Owen Quartz Monzonite. Age 2,500+/- Ma; may be of Early Proterozoic age. Gros Ventre and Washakie Ranges--Granitic rocks. Yellowstone National Park, Owl Creek, Granite, and Seminoe Mountains, Rawlins uplift, and Medicine Bow Mountains--Granite. Wind River Range--Granodiorite to porphyritic and equigranular granite. Sierra Madre--Granite and granodiorite. Laramie Mountains--Granite, amphibolite, and minor amounts of metasedimentary rocks. Hartville uplift--Granite and quartz monzonite. Black Hills uplift--Granite and minor amounts of metasedimentary rocks. Lithology: Major:{granite}, Minor:{granodiorite,amphibolite,quartz monzonite}, Incidental:{metasedimentary} 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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