DUCK BONE JADE, Placer Mining Claim, Big Horn Jade, Fremont County, Wyoming

DUCK BONE JADE WMC311827 20 Acre Unpatented Placer Mining Claim on Federal Land Fremont County Wyoming This 20 acre placer claim is located in the precious jade fields up in Big Horn / Basin Wind River mining district. The only place in the state where neprhite Jade has been identified is in the central part of the state in the granite Mountains and Crooks-Gap Green Mountain near Jeffrey City. This claim is about 8 miles from Jeffrey City.    The best jade specimens found in Wyoming are peb­bles and boulders in alluvial fans and soil around Jeffrey City. Cobbles and boulders are found south of US Highway 287 (789) while jade (in place) is found in outcrops to the north of the highway in the Granite Mountains.   When prospecting for jade, note that jade boulders will ring when struck by a hammer. They feel much heavier than ordinary rocks, and are much smoother and denser than other boulders. Some boulders and cobbles of jade are so smooth that it gives an impression the stone was po