The East Fork Sheep Creek (glass sand occurrence) is a silica mine located in Fremont county, Wyoming at an elevation of 10,466 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 10,466 Feet (3,190 Meters)
Commodity: Silica
Lat, Long: 43.5111, -108.62500
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East Fork Sheep Creek (glass sand occurrence) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: East Fork Sheep Creek (glass sand occurrence)
Secondary: East Fork Sheep Creek #1
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Wyoming
County: Fremont
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Jurassic
Age Old: Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): "A white, soft, medium-grained, non-ferruginous bed of sand more than 100 ft thick crops out in the Jurassic Morrison formation along the creek, and may be traced some distance along the strike." (Bull. 50, p. 78)
Comment (Deposit): A reported glass sand occurrence.
Comment (Location): Accuracy is in question. The deposit is somewhere in the Township. Therefore, could be off by as much as 3 mi. if coordinates are for center of township.
References
Reference (Deposit): Osterwald and others, 1966, WGS Bull. 50, p. 78.
Reference (Deposit): ONE OF TWO LOCATIONS WITH SAME NAME
Reference (Deposit): WYO GEOL SURV OPEN FILES
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