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Blackstone, D.L. Jr., 1988, Traveler’s guide to the geology of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 67, 130 p.

Blackstone, D.L. Jr., and Hausel, W.D., 1992, Field guide to the Seminoe Mountains: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Reprint 48, 10 p. (Reprint 1991, Wyoming Geological Association.)

Currey, D.R., 1965, The Keystone gold-copper prospect area, Albany County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Preliminary Report 3, 12 p., 1 pl.

Eggler, D.H., Meen, J.K., Welt, F., Dudas, F.O., Furlong, K.P., McCallum, M.E., and Carlson, R.W., 1988, Tectonomagmatism of the Wyoming Province: Colorado School of Mines Quarterly, p. 25–40.

WSGS Bulletins 68 and 70

Gersic, J., Peterson, E.K., and Schreiner, R.A., 1990, Appraisal of selected mineral resources of the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota and Wyoming: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA 5-90, 225 p.

Graff, P.J., 1978, Geology of the lower part of the Early Proterozoic Snowy Range Supergroup, Sierra Madre, Wyoming: Laramie, University of Wyoming, Ph.D. dissertation, 85 p.

Harris, R.E., Hausel, W.D., and Meyer, J.E., 1985, Metallic and industrial minerals map of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000.

Hausel, W.D., 1982, General geologic setting and mineralization of the porphyry copper deposits, Absaroka volcanic plateau, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Reprint 40, 17 p. (Reprint 1982, Wyoming Geological Association.)

Hausel, W.D., 1982, Ore deposits of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Preliminary Report 19, 39 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1984, Tour guide to the geology and mining history of the South Pass gold mining district, Fremont County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Public Information Circular 23, folded pamphlet, scale 1:24,000.

Hausel, W.D., 1986, Mineral deposits of the Encampment mining district, Sierra Madre, Wyoming-Colorado: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 37, 31 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1989, The geology of Wyoming’s precious metal lode and placer deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Bulletin 68, 248 p., 6 pls.

Hausel, W.D., 1991, Economic geology of the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, southern Wind River Range, western Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Report of Investigations 44, 129 p., 2 pls., scale 1:48,000.

Hausel, W.D., 1992, Form, distribution, and geology of gold, platinum, palladium, and silver in Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Reprint 51, 18 p.

Hausel, W.D., 1994, Mining history and geology of some of Wyoming’s metal and gemstone districts and deposits: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Reprint 56, p. 39–64. (Reprinted 1993, Wyoming Geological Association.)

Hausel, W.D., 1993, Guide to the geology, mining districts and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Snowy Range Scenic Byway: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Public Information Circular 32, 53 p., 2 pls.

Hausel, W.D., 1994, Geology of the Cooper Hill mining district, Medicine Bow Mountains, southeastern Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 49, 22 p., 1 pl., scale 1:1111.

Hausel, W.D., 1994, Economic geology of the Seminoe Mountains mining district, Carbon County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 50, 31 p., 1 pl., scale 1:24,000.

Hausel, W.D., 1996, Geology and gold mineralization of the Rattlesnake Hills, Granite Mountains, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 52, 28 p., 1 pl., scale 1:24,000.

Hausel, W.D., 1997, Copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, and other associated metal deposits of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Bulletin 70, 229 p., 4 pls.

Hausel, W.D., 2002, Searching for gold in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Information Pamphlet 9, 12 p.

Hausel, W.D., 2006, Revised geologic map of the Miners Delight quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 38, scale 1:24,000.

Hausel, W.D., 2007, Revised geologic map of the South Pass City quadrangle, Fremont County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 74, scale 1:24,000.

Hausel, W.D., Edwards, B.R., and Graff, P.J., 1992, Geology and mineralization of the Wyoming Province: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Reprint 52, 12 p. (Reprinted from Preprint 91-72 presented at the 1991 SME Annual Meeting, Denver, Colo., February 25–28, 1991: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. [SME].)

Hausel, W.D., Graff, P.J., and Albert, K.G., 1985, Economic geology of the Copper Mountain supracrustal belt, Owl Creek Mountains, Fremont County, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Report of Investigations 28, 33 p., 3 pls., scale 1:24,000.

Hills, F.A., and Houston, R.S., 1979, Early Proterozoic tectonics of the central Rocky Mountains, North America: University of Wyoming Contributions to Geology, v. 17, no. 2, p. 89-109.

Houston, R.S., 1993, Late Archean and Early Proterozoic geology of southeastern Wyoming in Snoke, A.W., Steidtmann, J.R., and Roberts, S.M., (eds.), Geology of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Memoir 5, p.78–116.

Houston, R.S., McCallum, M.E., King, J.S., Ruehr, B.B., Myers, W.G., Orback, C.J., King, J.R., Childers, M.O., Irwin Matus, Currey, D.R., Gries, J.C., Stensrud, H.L., Catanzaro, E.J., Swetnam, M.N., Michalek, D.D., and Blackstone, D.L., Jr., 1978, A regional study of Precambrian age in that part of the Medicine Bow Mountains lying in southeastern Wyoming—With a chapter on the relationship between Precambrian and Laramide structure: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Memoir 1, 167 p., 35 pls. (Reprinted from 1968.)

Karlstrom, K.E., and Houston, R.S., 1984, The Cheyenne Belt: Analysis of a Proterozoic suture in southern Wyoming: Precambrian Research, v. 25, p. 415–446.

Klein, Terry, 1974, Geology and mineral deposits of the Silver Crown Mining District, Laramie County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Preliminary Report 14, 27 p., scale 1:1,200 and ~ 1:25,344.

Love, J.D., Antweiler, J.C., and Mosier, E.L., 1978, A new look at the origin and volume of the Dickie Springs-Oregon Gulch placer gold at the south end of the Wind River Mountains in Boyd, R.G., Olson, G.M., and Boberg, W.W., (eds.), Resources of the Wind River Basin: Wyoming Geological Association Thirtieth Annual Field Conference Guidebook, p. 379-391.

Love, J.D., and Christiansen, A.C., comps., 1985, Geologic map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey, 3 sheets, scale 1:500,000. (Re-released 2014, Wyoming State Geological Survey).

McCallum, M.E., 1968, The Centennial Ridge gold-platinum district, Albany County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Preliminary Report 7, 12 p., scale 1:20,000. (Reprinted 1982.)

McCallum, M.E., and Orback, C.J., 1968, The New Rambler copper-gold-platinum district, Albany and Carbon counties, Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Preliminary Report 8, 12 p., scale ~1:26,400.

Snoke, A.W., Steidtmann, J.R., and Roberts, S.M., eds., 1993, Geology of Wyoming: Geological Survey of Wyoming [Wyoming State Geological Survey] Memoir 5, 2 v., 937 p., 10 pls.

Sutherland, W.M., 2007, Geologic map of the Sundance 30′ x 60′ quadrangle, Crook and Weston counties, Wyoming and Lawrence and Pennington counties, South Dakota: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 78, 26 p., scale 1:100,000.

Sutherland, W.M., 2008, Geologic map of the Devils Tower 30' x 60' quadrangle, Crook County, Wyoming, Lawrence and Butte counties, South Dakota, and Carter County, Montana: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 81, 29 p., scale 1:100,000.

Sutherland, W.M., and Cola, E.C., 2015, Iron Resources of Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 67, 92 p.

Sutherland, W.M., and Cola, E.C., 2016, A comprehensive report on rare earth elements in Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 71, 137 p.

Sutherland, W.M., and Hausel, W.D., 2003, Geologic Map of the Rattlesnake Hills 30’ x 60’ quadrangle, Fremont and Natrona Counties, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 61, 28 p., scale 1:100,000.

Sutherland, W.M., and Hausel, W.D., 2005, Preliminary geologic map of the Saratoga 30′ x 60′ quadrangle: Wyoming State Geological Survey Open File Report 04-10, 34 p., scale 1:100,000.

Sutherland, W.M., and Hausel, W.D., 2005, Preliminary geologic map of the Keystone quadrangle, Albany and Carbon counties, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Open File Report 05-6, 21 p., scale 1:24,000.

Sutherland, W.M., and Hausel, W.D., 2005, Geologic map of the Barlow Gap quadrangle, Natrona County, Wyoming: Wyoming State Geological Survey Map Series 67, scale 1:24,000.