Encampment District, Carbon Co., Wyoming, USA

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Sierra Madre Mountains (T. 13-15 N., R. 85-86 W.), SW of Encampment, includes the following mines or claims: Alma, Batchelder, Beulah, Big Chief group, Big Creek (Platte Ranch, NW1/4 sec. 9, T. 13 N., R. 81 W.), Bridger, Broadway, Bonita, Cascade, Century group, Colorado Belle group, Charter Oak, Copper Gem, Dreamland King group, Doane-Rambler, Ferris-Haggarty (sec. 16, T. 14 N., R. 86 W.), Gold Coin, Independence group, Itmay (T. 13 N., R. 85 W.), King of the Camp, Kurtze-Chatterton, North Fork group, Portland-Hercules (SW1/4 sec. 29, T. 14 N., R. 85 W.), Tennent Creek (T. 14 N., R. 84 W.), & Three Forks group. Rocks & Minerals 76:383-384

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Almandine Azurite Baryte Bismutite Bornite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite Cheralite 'Chlorite Group'

Chrysocolla Copper 'Copper Stain' Covellite Cuprite Epidote Galena 'Garnet' Gold Hematite var: Specularite

'K Feldspar' Limonite Lorándite Magnetite Malachite Orpiment Pyrite Pyrrhotite Quartz var: Amethyst var: Chalcedony

Quartz var: Jasper var: Milky Quartz var: Rose Quartz var: Smoky Quartz Realgar Siderite Silver Sperrylite Sphalerite Tenorite

57 entries listed. 31 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

USA Wyoming Carbon Co. Encampment District Alma Mine Azurite Batchelder Mine Beulah Mine Big Blue No. 1 Big Chief Mine group Big Chief Nos. 1 & 2 Big Creek Mine Bonita prospect No. 1 Bridger Mine Broadway Mine Carlton Group Cascade Mine Century Group 1 (Hinton Mine) Century Mines group No. 2 Charter Oak Mine Colorado Belle Mines group Continental Group Copper Gem prospect Creede Prospect Doane-Rambler Mine (Rex Mine) Dreamland King claims group Encampment Red Mountain Rambler Mine Uranium King Mine Ferris-Haggarty Mine (Ferris-Haggerty) Gertrude Gold Coin prospect Hawkeye

USA Wyoming Carbon Co. Encampment District Hidden Treasure No. 3 Homestake Independence claims group Iron King Prospect Island City Group Prospect Itmay Mine King of the Camp prospect Kurtze-Chatterton Mine Leighton - Gentry Prospect Lena Shields Group Meta Mine Mohawk Prospect 1 Newton Group North Fork claims group Osceola claim Portland-Hercules Mines Spring Creek Prospect Sun Anchor and Sweet claims Syndicate property Taylor Claim Tennent Creek Mine Three Forks claims group Umslopagus Group (MRDS - 10132339) Umslopagus Group (MRDS - 10254283) Umslopagus Group (MRDS - 10254599) Umslopagus Prospect Unknown Kyanite Occurrence (MRDS - 10279301) Unknown Lead Prospect (MRDS - 10230640)

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