Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10044017 |
MRDS ID |
M231333 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Empire Mine |
Related records |
10310309 |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
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-117.02983, 40.60601 (WGS84)
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Elevation |
1625 |
Relative position |
7 MILES WSW OF TOWN OF BATTLE MOUNTAIN |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
County |
United States |
Nevada |
Lander |
Public Land Survey System information
Meridian |
Township |
Range |
Section |
Fraction |
State |
Mount Diablo |
032N |
044E |
33 |
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Nevada |
Comments on the location information
- 2500 FT. SE OF SWEET MARIE MINE
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Copper |
Primary |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Associated |
Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Granitoid
> Quartz Monzonite |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Late Cambrian |
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Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Sedimentary Rock
> Clastic Sedimentary Rock
> Shale |
Rock unit name |
Harmony Formation |
Rock description |
Harmony Formation |
Geologic structures
Type |
Description |
Terms |
Regional |
Dewitt Thrust Fault |
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Local |
Ne-Trending Faults |
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