Wyoming · Sweetwater County
Occurrence

Salt Wells Creek

Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States
Titanium-Heavy MineralsIronThoriumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryTitanium-Heavy Minerals
TertiaryIron, Thorium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Other materialsAnatase, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10068535
MRDS IDW001608
Alternate namesLaney Rim, Titsworth Gap, Salt Wells Creek Basin
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.20417, -109.04778
References
HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 108-109.Wilson, W.H., 1966, WGS Bull. 50, p. 196.