Wyoming · Lincoln County
Occurrence

Unknown (on Sheep Creek/South Cottonwood Creek Divide)

Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States
Phosphorus-PhosphatesVanadium
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
SecondaryVanadium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Phosphorite · Phosphoria
Tectonic settingOverthrust Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10081124
MRDS IDW032846
Alternate namesUnidentified Occurrence, Sheep Creek Divide
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates42.80083, -110.615
References
Osterwald and others, 1966, GSW BULL 50, P. 148.Sheldon, 1963, USGS PP 313-B, p. 235, and p. 55, #97.MCKELVEY, V.E., 1946, PRELIMINARY REPORT ON STRATIGRAPHY OF PHOSPHATIC SHALE MEMBER OF PHOSPHORIA FORMATION IN WESTERN WYOMING: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT