Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10037231 |
| MRDS ID |
M031124 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Platina Mine |
| Related records |
10149728 |
Geographic coordinates
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
-115.57001, 35.8225 (WGS84)
|
| Elevation |
1097 |
| Relative position |
ABOUT 7.5 MILES WEST 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 |
057E |
34 |
|
Nevada |
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Copper |
Primary |
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Chrysocolla |
Ore |
| Malachite |
Ore |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Carbonate
> Limestone |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Mississippian |
|
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Regional |
| Structure description |
Large Scale Overthrusts |
Controls for ore emplacement
Comments on the geologic information
- STOPE YIELDED LENSES OF FERRUGINOUS CHERT, WITH LAYERS OF MALACHITE AND CHRYSOCOLLA AROUND THE BORDERS.
