The Unidentified Prospect is a iron mine located in Niobrara county, Wyoming.
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Mine Info
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Unidentified Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unidentified Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Niobrara
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Interior Plains
Physiographic Province: Great Plains Province
Physiographic Section: High Plains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Dolomite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): HEMATITIC SCHISTS AND QUARTZITES INTERLAYERED WITH DOLOMITE. APPA RENTLY IN CONTACT WITH GRANITE ON THE WEST AND DOLOMITE SEQUENCE TO TH E EAST. SOUTHERN EXPOSURES ARE PRIMARILY JASPEROIDAL QUARTZITES OF LOW FE CONTENT INTERLAYERED WITH DOLOMITE. NORTHERN EXPOSURES INCLUDE SOM E RED AND BLACK BANDED, PARTIALLY JASPEROIDAL QUARTZITES AND HEMATITIC SCHIST.
References
Reference (Deposit): GSW BULL 50, P. 116
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