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Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Osmium, Iridium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10037880
MRDS ID M045079
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.33176, -42.66279 (WGS84)
Relative position 56 MI. WNW HOBART
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Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Osmium Primary
Iridium Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.33176, -42.66279
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Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.46M
    Depth to bottom 21.34M
    Width 3.05M
    Length 213.36M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: ROCK SOFTEN BY WEATHERING, EASILY DISINTERGRATED

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1930

Mining district

District name Adamsfield District

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OS.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045079

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF. PAPER 630, P. 70

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1974 Page, Norman J. U.S. Geological Survey