Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10037218 |
MRDS ID |
M031108 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Green Copper Mine |
Related records |
10173791 |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
|
-115.48584, 35.85111 (WGS84)
|
Elevation |
1414 |
Relative position |
3 MILES NW OF GOODSPRINGS |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
County |
United States |
Nevada |
Clark |
Public Land Survey System information
Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
|
024S |
058E |
20 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Copper |
Primary |
Materials information
Materials |
Type of material |
Copper |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Mississippian |
|
Geologic structures
Type |
Description |
Terms |
Regional |
Large Scale Overthrusts |
|
Local |
Shear Zone Probably Associated With The Ne Extension Of The Alice Fault |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- ORE ALONG FRACTURES IN SHEAR ZONE. ORE MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH IRON STAINED CHERT LENSES