Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10037222 |
| MRDS ID |
M031114 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Ireland Mine |
| Related records |
10221710 |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-115.41806, 35.76194 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1036 |
| Relative position |
5 MILES SOUTH 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 |
|
025S |
058E |
13 |
|
Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- ON LOWHILL N OF MOUTH OF PORTER WASH
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Lead |
Primary |
| Copper |
Primary |
| Zinc |
Secondary |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Dolomite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Devonian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type |
Description |
Terms |
| Regional |
Large Scale Overthrusts |
|
| Local |
Irregular Fractures |
|
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- MOST OF ORE FOUND IN THIN BEDDED DARK GRAY DOLOMITE OVERLYING MICCICEOUS SHALE, IN LENSES THAT ARE LIMITED BY IRREGULAR FRACTURES.
