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Boars Tusk, Leucite Hills Mining District, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USAi
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Petrified Wood

Boars Tusk, Leucite Hills Mining District, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
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Petrified Wood

Boars Tusk, Leucite Hills Mining District, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
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Petrified Wood

Boars Tusk, Leucite Hills Mining District, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 57' 46'' North , 109° 11' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.96278,-109.19833
GRN:
N28W59
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eden281 (2011)22.0km
Farson313 (2011)25.9km
Superior229 (2010)28.3km
Reliance714 (2011)32.6km
North Rock Springs2,207 (2011)35.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
67511
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67511:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


2.56 Ma old neck of diopside-leucite-phlogopite lamproite (wyomingite).
Located North of Rock Springs.

Commodities (Major) - Potassium
Development Status: Prospect
WYO. GEOL. SURVEY BULL 50,1966

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3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

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