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Petrotomics Mine, Carbon County, Wyoming, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Petrotomics Mine | Mine |
| Carbon County | County |
| Wyoming | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 20' 52'' North , 106° 11' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Casper Mountain | 401 (2011) | 44.2km |
| Medicine Bow | 270 (2017) | 50.3km |
| Bessemer Bend | 199 (2011) | 52.9km |
| Red Butte | 449 (2011) | 54.6km |
| Mills | 3,785 (2017) | 56.5km |
REF:Deposit:: GEOL. SURVEY OF WYOMING BULL. 50, P. 205.
Deposit:: GEOL. SURVEY OF WYOMING PI CIRC. 7, PP. 11 - 14.
Deposit:: WYOMING GEOL. ASSOC. 1968 GUIDEBOOK, P. 107.
Deposit:: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 12/31/80.
Commodities (Major) - Uranium
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Whalen Group
Host Rock: Sandstone
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Ferroselite Formula: FeSe2 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Ferroselite | 2.EB.10a | FeSe2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Se | Selenium | |
| Se | ⓘ Ferroselite | FeSe2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10080431 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Middle Rocky MountainsOrogenic Belt
- White River–Split Rock BasinBasin
- Wyoming DomainDomain
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