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Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USAi
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WamsutterTown
Sweetwater CountyCounty
WyomingState
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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wamsutter493 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
145513
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145513:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Washakie
Other Languages:
French:
Wamsutter, comté de Sweetwater, Wyoming, États-Unis
German:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Wamsutter, contea di Sweetwater, Wyoming, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Уомсаттер, Суитуотер, Вайоминг, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
沃姆萨特, 甘霖縣, 怀俄明州, 美国
Spanish:
Wamsutter, Condado de Sweetwater, Wyoming, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
وامساتير, مقاطعة سويتواتر, وايومنغ, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Wamsutter , Sweetwater konderria , Wyoming
Catalan:
Wamsutter, Wyoming, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Chechen:
Вамсаттер, Вайоминг, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
وامسوتر، وایومینگ, شهرستان سوئیت‌واتر، وایومینگ, وایومینگ, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Wamsutter, Wayoming, Etazini
Hungarian:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater megye, Wyoming, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater Kūn
Polish:
Wamsutter, Hrabstwo Sweetwater, Wyoming, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Wamsutter, Condado de Sweetwater, Wyoming, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Вомсатер, Округ Свитвотер , Вајоминг, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Sjedinjene Američke Države
South Azerbaijani:
وامزوتر، ویومینق, وایومینگ ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Wamsutter, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Tatar:
Вамсаттер, Вайоминг, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Traditional Chinese:
沃姆薩特, 甘霖縣, 懷俄明州, 美國
Ukrainian:
Вамсаттер, Світвотер, Вайомінг, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Wamsutter, Vayoming, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Wamsutter, Wyoming, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Wamsutter, Wyoming, Unol Daleithiau America


Mineralization is in bituminous shale.

Wamsutter is a town. It was originally known as Washakie, but confusion with nearby Fort Washakie prompted an 1884 name change to Wamsutter, after a Union Pacific bridge engineer.

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4 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSchröckingerite5.EG.05NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAmmoniojarosite7.BC.10(NH4)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘTschermigite7.CC.20(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Hⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
NNitrogen
Nⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Nⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Oⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
FFluorine
Fⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
Sⓘ Tschermigite(NH4)Al(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ Ammoniojarosite(NH4)Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
UUranium
Uⓘ SchröckingeriteNaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F · 10H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed48.6 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed55.8 Ma (Eocene)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Green River140.4 - 33.9 Ma (Paleogene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Borealosuchus wilsoni
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Crocodylia : Borealosuchus : Borealosuchus wilsoni55.8 - 48.6 Ma
Eocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wamsutter,_Wyoming
Wikidata ID:Q1028056
GeoNames ID:5842173

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