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Phosphorite from
Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080947), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Type:Phosphorite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phosphorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080947), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1060432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1060432:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phosphorite
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10081169), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10081124), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘTrench AA Occurrence (1963; Section 101 In Sheldon), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘTrench DD Occurrence (Section 100 In Sheldon; 1963), Western Phosphate, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (Trench GGL. Section 105; MRDS - 10080831), Sublette County, Wyoming, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (Section 104; Trench HH; MRDS - 10080829), Sublette County, Wyoming, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (Section 102; No. 43-19-G Well; MRDS - 10080832), Sublette County, Wyoming, USA
51.2km (31.8 miles) ⓘFontenelle Creek Prospect (Section 108 In Sheldon; 1963), Hams Fork Coal Region, Lincoln County, Wyoming, USA
59.4km (36.9 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080827), Western Phosphate, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
65.4km (40.7 miles) ⓘUnidentified Occurrence (MRDS - 10080826), Western Phosphate, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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