Wyoming · Albany County
Occurrence

Sheep Mountain

Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Titanium-Heavy MineralsIronThoriumZirconium
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Commodities
PrimaryTitanium-Heavy Minerals
TertiaryIron, Thorium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFossil beach placer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Other materialsAnatase, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Rutile, Zircon, Hematite, Sphene, Garnet, Spinel
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10068538
MRDS IDW001611
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.27889, -106.01917
References
HOUSTON, R. S., AND MURPHY, J. F., 1962, TITANIFEROUS BLACK SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF WYOMING: WYOMING GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 49, p. 103-106.DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961, RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 5860, 52 P.Wilson, W.H., 1966, Mineral Resources of Wyoming: WGS Bull. 50, p. 194.Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to eht geology, mining districts, and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming Public Information Circular No. 32, 53 p.